Explore the Family Name Brambila

The meaning of Brambila

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): altered form of Italian Brambilla. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Francisco, Jaime, Manuel, Miguel, Alfredo, Armando, Asuncion, Isidro, Luis, Rafael.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brambila has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 12,602 and had a count of 2,254 people with this surname. By 2010, its rank improved to 10,159, an upward change of 19.39 percent, and the count increased to 3,176, a substantial growth of 40.91 percent. The proportion of people with the surname Brambila per 100,000 also rose by 28.57 percent, from 0.84 to 1.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,602	#10,159	19.39%
Count	2,254	3,176	40.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	1.08	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brambila

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Brambila surname, information from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most individuals identifying as Brambilas are of Hispanic origin. In both 2000 and 2010, over 96 percent of Brambilas identified as Hispanic. The representation of Whites within this group also showed a slight increase from 3.33 percent to 3.43 percent over the decade. On the other hand, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those of two or more races saw little to no representation. Notably, there was a small emergence of Asian/Pacific Islanders in 2010, while those of two or more races, present in 2000, were not represented in the 2010 data. No individuals with the Brambila surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.1%	96.16%	0.06%
White	3.33%	3.43%	3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.16%	0%
Two or More Races	0.31%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%