Explore the Family Name Brank

The meaning of Brank

1. American shortened and altered form of Italian Branca and possibly also of some other Italian surnames beginning with Branca-. 2. Probably also an American shortened form of German Branke: from a Germanized pet form of Slavic personal names based on the element bran ‘to defend’ (see Brankovich). 3. Slovenian: variant of Frank. 4. In some cases probably also an American shortened form of Serbian and Croatian Branković or Slovenian Brankovič (see Brankovich).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brank has seen a significant decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank dropped from 46,240 to 58,735 - indicating a decrease in popularity of 27.02%. The count, or total number of people with the surname, also decreased from 434 to 345, representing a drop of 20.51%. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell from 0.16 to 0.12, marking a 25% shift.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#58,735	-27.02%
Count	434	345	-20.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.12	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brank

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals shifts in the distribution among those bearing the Brank surname. In 2000, 84.79% identified as White, which decreased to 79.42% by 2010. Those identifying as Black increased from 10.83% in 2000 to 17.39% in 2010. Hispanic representation also slightly decreased from 2.76% to 2.03%. The proportions of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0%, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races fell from 1.38% in 2000 to 0% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.79%	79.42%	-6.33%
Black	10.83%	17.39%	60.57%
Hispanic	2.76%	2.03%	-26.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.38%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%