Explore the Family Name Bradt

The meaning of Bradt

1. Scandinavian: variant of Bratt. 2. German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Brado, of unexplained etymology. History: Albert Andriessen Bradt (1607–86), a settler in Rensselaerswyck on the upper Hudson River, was of Norwegian origin, from Fredrikstad, Norway. See also Norman and Vanderzee.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bradt saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped by 3.64 percent from 15,052 to 15,600 over the decade. However, the number of individuals with the surname Bradt increased by 4.23 percent from 1,798 to 1,874. Despite this increase in count, the proportion of people with the surname Bradt per 100,000 decreased by 4.48 percent, moving from 0.67 in 2000 to 0.64 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,052	#15,600	-3.64%
Count	1,798	1,874	4.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.64	-4.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bradt

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes among those with the surname Bradt between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.44 percent identified as White, dropping slightly to 94.56 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic rose by 69.06 percent, from 1.39 percent in 2000 to 2.35 percent in 2010. Similarly, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as Black or two or more races. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, compared to 0.50 percent and 0.28 percent, respectively, in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.44%	94.56%	-1.95%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.35%	69.06%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.44%	73.49%
Black	0.56%	0.91%	62.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.28%	0%	0%