Explore the Family Name Borenstein

The meaning of Borenstein

Jewish (from Poland): variant of Bornstein. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isak, Moshe, Nachman, Simcha, Boruch, Chaim, Chani, Chanie, Chaya, Dov, Dovid.

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How common is the last name Borenstein in the United States?

The surname Borenstein ranked 25,028th in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data of 2000 and slipped slightly to 25,152nd place in 2010, representing a marginal decrease in rank by 0.5%. However, the number of individuals with this surname increased from 931 in 2000 to 986 in 2010, marking a 5.91% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people saw a slight decline from 0.35 to 0.33 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,028	#25,152	-0.5%
Count	931	986	5.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.33	-5.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borenstein

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Borenstein surname identified as White, though this group saw a modest decrease from 94.31% in 2000 to 91.99% in 2010. The Hispanic representation experienced a growth of 19.29%, increasing from 4.51% to 5.38% over the ten-year period. Notably, individuals identifying with two or more races made significant strides, with their presence escalating by 144.44% from 0.54% to 1.32%. For the first time in 2010, a small fraction of individuals (0.61%) identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. On the other hand, the Black representation dropped to zero in 2010, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained consistently at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.31%	91.99%	-2.46%
Hispanic	4.51%	5.38%	19.29%
Two or More Races	0.54%	1.32%	144.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
Black	0.54%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%