Explore the Family Name Brallier

The meaning of Brallier

French: variant of Bralier, from Old French braielier, an agent derivative of braiel ‘belt knotted at the waist to hold up breeches’, hence an occupational name for a maker of such belts. This surname is no longer found in France; in North America it may alternatively be an altered form of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brallier experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 48,196 but fell to 54,990 by 2010, marking a decrease of 14.1%. The count of individuals with this last name also saw a small drop from 412 in 2000 to 374 in 2010, showing a -9.22% change. Consequently, its proportion per 100k people fell from 0.15 to 0.13, reflecting a fall of 13.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,196	#54,990	-14.1%
Count	412	374	-9.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brallier

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Brallier, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, showed minimal changes. In 2000, about 98.54% of those bearing the surname identified as white, and this figure slightly decreased to 95.45% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname experienced a significant increase from 1.21% in 2000 to 2.94% in 2010, which is an impressive change of approximately 143%. For other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native, and those identifying as two or more races, there was either no representation or the data was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.54%	95.45%	-3.14%
Hispanic	1.21%	2.94%	142.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%