Explore the Family Name Brasel

The meaning of Brasel

1. German (Bräsel): from a shortened pet form of the Latin personal name Ambrosius (see Ambrose). 2. Altered form of Jewish (from Poland) Brezel or Brezyl: artificial name from Polish brezylia ‘brazilwood’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Menachem, Mirra, Yakov.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brasel has gained popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Brasel was ranked 19,107th and by 2010, it had moved up to 17,385th, showing a growth of 9.01%. The number of individuals with this surname also increased during this period from 1,317 to 1,624, a significant increase of 23.31%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the count of those named Brasel changed from 0.49 in 2000 to 0.55 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,107	#17,385	9.01%
Count	1,317	1,624	23.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.49	0.55	12.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brasel

Looking at ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Brasel surname identified as White both in 2000 (94.76%) and 2010 (93.04%), even though there was a slight decrease of -1.82% over the decade. It is interesting to note the increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander doubled from 0.46% in 2000 to 0.92% in 2010, while the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.90% to 3.51%. However, the percentages of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native were suppressed in the 2010 data for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.76%	93.04%	-1.82%
Hispanic	1.9%	3.51%	84.74%
Two or More Races	1.75%	1.85%	5.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0.92%	100%
Black	0.46%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.68%	0%	0%