Explore the Family Name Brandenburger

The meaning of Brandenburger

German: habitational name for someone from Brandenburg (see Brandenburg).

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brandenburger has experienced a minor decline in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 38,198th most popular surname and was held by approximately 545 individuals, which accounted for about 0.2 per 100,000 people in the United States. By 2010, this rank had dropped slightly to the 39,555th position, even though the count of individuals with this surname actually increased to 556. This represents a moderate growth rate of 2.02%, but due to changes in the overall population, the proportion per 100,000 decreased by 5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,198	#39,555	-3.55%
Count	545	556	2.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brandenburger

Ethnic identity associated with the surname Brandenburger also shows some fluctuations based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority (96.51%) of individuals with this surname identified as White. This figure dipped slightly to 95.68% by 2010. Notably, in 2000, 1.28% of Brandenburgers identified as holding two or more races and the same percentage identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native; both these figures were suppressed to zero by 2010. There was a new emergence of Hispanic identification within this surname, rising to 2.34% in 2010 from nil in 2000. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained stable at zero across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	95.68%	-0.86%
Hispanic	0%	2.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.28%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.28%	0%	0%