Explore the Family Name Brandis

The meaning of Brandis

1. Swiss German and German: habitational name from a former Brandis castle in Emmental near Bern, Switzerland, or from any of the places so named in Saxony, Germany. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Brandeis.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brandis has seen a decline in its popularity over the past decade. In 2000, Brandis was ranked 39,678th most common name with a count of 521 individuals bearing this surname. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 50,362nd and the count had decreased to 415, marking a significant decrease of 20.35%. The proportion of people named Brandis per 100,000 also decreased by 26.32% from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,678	#50,362	-26.93%
Count	521	415	-20.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.14	-26.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brandis

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Brandis has also shown some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 89.25% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 87.23% in 2010. There was no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic in either year. However, the proportion of those who identify as American Indian and Alaskan Native increased significantly by 45.62%, from 4.80% in 2000 to 6.99% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those who identified with two or more races saw a slight decrease from 2.30% in 2000 to 2.17% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black remained largely stable at around 1.92% in 2000 and 1.93% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.25%	87.23%	-2.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.8%	6.99%	45.62%
Two or More Races	2.3%	2.17%	-5.65%
Black	1.92%	1.93%	0.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%