Explore the Family Name Brasser

The meaning of Brasser

1. Dutch: occupational name for a brewer or a nickname for a heavy drinker, derived from brassen ‘to brew’, also ‘to soak, to hit something up’. 2. German: nickname for a person fond of eating and drinking, from brassen, prassen ‘to indulge’. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Brasser' witnessed a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 71,372nd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 81,772nd spot, marking a 14.57% decrease in its rank. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also reduced from 255 to 231 during this decade, indicating a 9.41% drop. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people bearing the 'Brasser' surname declined by 11.11%, from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,372	#81,772	-14.57%
Count	255	231	-9.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brasser

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the 'Brasser' surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this percentage over the decade, from 97.65% in 2000 to 95.24% in 2010. Interestingly, though no Brasser identified as Hispanic in 2000, by 2010, 2.16% of people with this surname did. For other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races, the percentages remained at zero in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.65%	95.24%	-2.47%
Hispanic	0%	2.16%	0%
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%