Explore the Family Name Brager

The meaning of Brager

1. Norwegian: habitational name from any of various farms so called in eastern Norway, which may have derived their name from a river name meaning ‘roaring, thundering’. 2. South German (Bräger): see Braeger.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brager has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, dropping from 26,056 to 26,727, marking a change of -2.58%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 3.05% over the same period, rising from 884 to 911 people. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly by -6.06%, indicating that while the number of individuals with the Brager surname increased, it did not keep pace with overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,056	#26,727	-2.58%
Count	884	911	3.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.31	-6.06%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brager

The ethnicity associated with the surname Brager also experienced changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. During this decade, the percentage of White individuals with this surname saw a slight decrease of -3.22%, moving from 86.09% to 83.32%. The percentage of Black individuals, on the other hand, saw an increase of 16.61%, growing from 11.20% to 13.06%. The representation of individuals identifying as two or more races marginally decreased from 1.70% to 1.65%. In 2010, the Brager surname saw its first Hispanic representation at 1.65%, up from no representation in 2000. No representation could be found for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.09%	83.32%	-3.22%
Black	11.2%	13.06%	16.61%
Two or More Races	1.7%	1.65%	-2.94%
Hispanic	0%	1.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%