Explore the Family Name Branz

The meaning of Branz

1. South German: from a pet form of Brand 1. 2. German: from a Germanized Slavic vernacular derivative (or from its pet form) of the Latin personal name Franciscus (see Francis, compare below). 3. Germanized form of Slovenian Branc: variant of Franc, an equivalent of Francis. Alternatively, perhaps in some cases, from a pet form of personal names based on the Slavic element bran ‘to defend’ (see Brankovich).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Branz in the United States saw a significant decrease between the years 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it dropped from being the 46,331st most popular name to the 59,017th, a decline of roughly 27.38%. The actual count of people with the Branz surname also fell by about 20.79% during this period, from 433 to 343 individuals. Similarly, the proportion of individuals named Branz per 100,000 people decreased by 25%, from 0.16 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,331	#59,017	-27.38%
Count	433	343	-20.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.12	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Branz

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Branz identify as White, although there was a slight decrease in this group from 96.77% in 2000 to 94.46% in 2010. During the same decade, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased dramatically, from 1.62% to 4.66%. There were no changes recorded for those identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, as these groups maintained a 0% presence among the Branz surname population throughout both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.77%	94.46%	-2.39%
Hispanic	1.62%	4.66%	187.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%