Explore the Family Name Brandl

The meaning of Brandl

South German (rarely Brändl): from a pet form of the personal name Brand 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Bernd, Erwin, Franz, Hans, Klaus, Reinhardt, Siegmund, Wenzel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brandl has seen a steady increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 16,586 in 2000 to 16,071 in 2010, representing a 3.11% change. The number of individuals with this surname also experienced growth, increasing from 1,593 in 2000 to 1,802 in 2010, which is an increase of 13.12%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight uptick from 0.59 to 0.61 during the decade, a rise of 3.39%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,586	#16,071	3.11%
Count	1,593	1,802	13.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.61	3.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brandl

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Brandl also saw shifts over the 10-year period, as recorded by the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Brandl surname identified as White at 95.54%, but this percentage fell slightly to 94.06% in 2010. The Hispanic population with this surname witnessed the most significant increase, rising by 54.55% from 1.76% in 2000 to 2.72% in 2010. The Black population increased by 44.93%, from 0.69% to 1.00%. There were also small increases in those identifying as 'American Indian and Alaskan Native' and 'Two or more races'. However, the data was suppressed for 'Asian/Pacific Islander' due to privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	94.06%	-1.55%
Hispanic	1.76%	2.72%	54.55%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.39%	10.32%
Black	0.69%	1%	44.93%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.44%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.39%	0%