Explore the Family Name Braman

The meaning of Braman

1. Americanized form of North German Bramann, a topographic name from Middle Low German brām ‘swampy thicket’ + man ‘man’, or of Brahmann, a shortened form of Brademann, of uncertain origin. 2. English: variant of Bramham. Compare Brayman.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Braman saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Braman was ranked 11,705th in terms of surname prevalence. By 2010, it had slipped to 12,250th place, marking a drop of 4.66%. However, the actual count of people with the Braman surname slightly increased from 2,455 in 2000 to 2,539 in 2010, reflecting a growth of about 3.42%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 5.49% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,705	#12,250	-4.66%
Count	2,455	2,539	3.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.91	0.86	-5.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Braman

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicated some shifts among those bearing the Braman surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders more than tripled, going from 0.33% to 0.67%. There was no change in the proportion of people identifying as two or more races, remaining at 1.38%. A small decrease was observed in the white demographic, from 94.79% to 92.67%, while the Hispanic population increased from 1.55% to 2.76%. The proportion of Black individuals rose from 0.69% to 1.14%, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a modest increase from 1.26% to 1.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.79%	92.67%	-2.24%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.76%	78.06%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.38%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.26%	1.38%	9.52%
Black	0.69%	1.14%	65.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.33%	0.67%	103.03%