Explore the Family Name Brar

The meaning of Brar

Indian (Punjab): Sikh name based on the name of a tribe in the Jat community. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Gurdarshan, Ajit, Jagroop, Navdeep, Pritam, Raj, Saroj, Ajmer, Amar, Avtar, Balwinder, Bhola.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Brar" has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved up from 16906 to 12476, marking a 26.2% change. The count of individuals with the Brar surname also saw an impressive rise during this period; it went from 1553 in 2000 to 2488 in 2010, showing a growth rate of more than 60%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k people increased by almost 45%, moving from 0.58 to 0.84.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,906	#12,476	26.2%
Count	1,553	2,488	60.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.84	44.83%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brar

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Brar, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that a large majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group experienced a growth of 6.04%, from 86.16% in 2000 to 91.36% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying with two or more ethnicities fell by over half to 3.42%. The share of individuals identified as White and Hispanic also decreased by 22.84% and 23.24% respectively. Interestingly, though they made up a small proportion of the total, there were additions to the groups identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which had not been represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	86.16%	91.36%	6.04%
White	4.64%	3.58%	-22.84%
Two or More Races	7.02%	3.42%	-51.28%
Hispanic	1.42%	1.09%	-23.24%
Black	0%	0.36%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.2%	0%