Explore the Family Name Bramel

The meaning of Bramel

1. German: habitational name from Bramel near Stade, Lower Saxony. 2. German: nickname for a person with a sharp tongue, from Middle Low German breme, brame ‘thorn bush’, later ‘horsefly’. 3. English: altered form of Bramhall reflecting the local pronunciation. Compare Brammell.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bramel experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 32,161 in 2000 to 37,848 in 2010, marking a 17.68% decrease. Similarly, the number of people carrying the Bramel surname also declined by 13.17%, from 676 individuals in 2000 to 587 in 2010. As a result, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 20%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,161	#37,848	-17.68%
Count	676	587	-13.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.2	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bramel

Regarding the ethnicity of those bearing the Bramel surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes from 2000 to 2010. Although the majority of people with this surname identified as White (96.25% in 2010, down from 96.89% in 2000), there were some shifts among other ethnicities. In 2010, for the first time, individuals bearing the Bramel surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, each accounting for 0.85% and 1.02% respectively. However, no one with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both 2000 and 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals identifying as 'Two or more races' slightly decreased from 1.04% in 2000 to 1.02% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	96.25%	-0.66%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.02%	-1.92%
Hispanic	0%	1.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.74%	0%	0%