Brashear is a surname. It is the anglicisation of the French surname Brasseur, meaning ″brewer″, or Brasier, Brazier, or Brassier. Notable people with the surname include:
Allison Brashear, American neurologist
Carl Brashear (1931–2006), the first African-American to become a US Navy diver
Donald Brashear (born 1972), American ice hockey player
John Brashear (1840–1920), American astronomer
Kermit Brashear (born 1944), American Nebraska state senator and lawyer
Kitty Brashear (1877–1934), American baseball player
Oscar Brashear (born 1944), American jazz musician
Roy Brashear (1874–1951), American baseball player
Tex Brashear (born 1955), American voice actor
Todd Brashear, bassist for the American rock band Slint
Fictional characters
Adam Brashear, a superhero in Blue Marvel comic book series