Explore the Family Name Branstad

The meaning of Branstad

1. Swedish (Brånstad): habitational name from any of various places called Brånsta(d). This surname is very rare in Sweden. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farms named Bran(d)stad, from brann ‘fire, burning, clearing’ + stad ‘farmstead, dwelling’. This surname is very rare in Norway.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Branstad" has seen minor fluctuations between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 78,838th most popular in the United States, moving slightly to 79,846th by 2010, a decrease of 1.28%. Despite this slight drop in rank, the count of individuals bearing the surname increased from 225 in 2000 to 238 in 2010, indicating a growth of 5.78%. The proportion per 100k people remained steady at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#78,838	#79,846	-1.28%
Count	225	238	5.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Branstad

In terms of ethnicity, again referencing the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Branstad surname identified as White, accounting for 96.00% in 2000, decreasing marginally to 94.96% in 2010. The Hispanic segment represented 2.22% in 2000 and decreased slightly to 2.10% in 2010. Interestingly, no individuals with this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, constituting 2.52% of the total, where no such representation existed in 2000. No change was observed in the percentage of those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96%	94.96%	-1.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.52%	0%
Hispanic	2.22%	2.1%	-5.41%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%