Explore the Family Name Brandreth

The meaning of Brandreth

English: 1. variant of Brundrett, altered by association with Middle English brand-reth ‘trivet’. 2. perhaps occasionally also a habitational name from Brandred in Acrise (Kent), whose name may be from Old English brand ‘fire’ + hryd- ‘clearing’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Brandreth" has seen an upward trend from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 134,929 in popularity with a count of 115 people bearing the surname. By 2010, its rank had increased to 125,282, indicating that more people had adopted or were born into this surname, bringing the count up to 137. This signifies a growth rate of 19.13% over the decade. The proportion of people with the surname Brandreth per 100,000 also rose by 25%, from 0.04 in 2000 to 0.05 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#134,929	#125,282	7.15%
Count	115	137	19.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.05	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brandreth

The ethnicity distribution among those with the surname Brandreth was predominantly White, as per the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, about 94.78% of individuals identified as White, which further increased to 95.62% by 2010. During both years, no individuals with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Furthermore, there were no records of individuals identifying with two or more races. It should be noted that these percentages may not account for all possible ethnic identities and can change over time due to various factors such as migration and intermarriage.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.78%	95.62%	0.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%