Explore the Family Name Brandau

The meaning of Brandau

German: habitational name from any of several places called Brandau, in Hesse, Bavaria, and former East Prussia. Compare Brandow.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brandau saw slight fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Brandau was ranked as the 24,180th most common surname in the U.S., but by 2010 it had dropped slightly to 24,531st. Despite this drop in rank, the actual number of individuals carrying the Brandau surname increased from 972 in 2000 to 1,019 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 4.84%. However, when calculated proportionally per 100k population, the prevalence of the name decreased slightly by -2.78%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,180	#24,531	-1.45%
Count	972	1,019	4.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.35	-2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brandau

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Brandau surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals identified as White, accounting for 96.71% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 96.57% in 2010. The representation of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, jumping up by 106.45% from 0.62% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races decreased by over half from 1.65% in 2000 to 0.79% in 2010. Interestingly, the data shows that in 2010, there was also a new addition of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native at 0.88%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.71%	96.57%	-0.14%
Hispanic	0.62%	1.28%	106.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.88%	0%
Two or More Races	1.65%	0.79%	-52.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%