Explore the Family Name Brammeier

The meaning of Brammeier

German: distinguishing name for a tenant farmer (see Meyer) who farmed land on which there was a swampy thicket, Middle Low German brām. Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Lorenz, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brammeier held a rank of 54,643 in popularity in the year 2000 and decreased slightly to a rank of 57,781 by 2010. This represents a change of -5.74 percent over the decade. The count of individuals with the surname Brammeier remained relatively stable during this period, with 353 recorded in 2000 and 352 in 2010, marking a negligible decrease of -0.28 percent. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Brammeier per 100,000 individuals also saw a drop from 0.13 to 0.12, representing a decline of -7.69 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,643	#57,781	-5.74%
Count	353	352	-0.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brammeier

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Brammeier surname identify as White, making up 98.30 percent of the group in 2000 and increasing slightly to 98.86 percent by 2010. There was a notable absence of diversity within this surname group, as there were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, the data shows a complete disappearance of those identifying as Hispanic, dropping from 1.70 percent in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.3%	98.86%	0.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.7%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%