Explore the Family Name Braasch

The meaning of Braasch

North German and Danish: nickname from braasch ‘noisy, fresh’ (Middle Low German brāsch ‘noise’). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Claus, Frederich, Gerhard, Hans, Helmut, Inge, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Braasch saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked at 23,848 and by 2010 it had fallen to 24,305, marking a change of -1.92%. However, this did not reflect a decline in the number of people bearing the name. On the contrary, the count increased from 989 in 2000 to 1032 in 2010, an increase of 4.35%. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped slightly from 0.37 to 0.35, a change of -5.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,848	#24,305	-1.92%
Count	989	1,032	4.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Braasch

The ethnic identity distribution associated with the surname Braasch also showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as belonging to two or more races saw increases of 90.16% and 49.45% respectively during that decade. Meanwhile, those identifying as White saw a small decrease from 97.47% to 95.83%, a change of -1.68%. The Hispanic representation also increased from 0.81% to 1.36%, a growth of 67.90%. Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native identities were recorded as 0 for both years, indicating either no representation or suppressed data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.47%	95.83%	-1.68%
Two or More Races	0.91%	1.36%	49.45%
Hispanic	0.81%	1.36%	67.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	1.16%	90.16%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%