Explore the Family Name Braver

The meaning of Braver

Jewish (from Poland and Ukraine): 1. nickname from the inflected form of Yiddish brav ‘good, honest’. 2. Slavicized form of German Brauer. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mendel, Moshe, Cheskel, Gitty, Moysey, Shaya.

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

The surname Braver, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. Ranked as the 37,728th most popular surname in 2000, it slipped to the 41,657th position in 2010, marking a change of -10.41%. In terms of count, the number of individuals carrying the surname Braver also declined by 5.78%, from 554 in 2000 to 522 in 2010. This decrease is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people with the surname Braver, which fell by 14.29% over this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,728	#41,657	-10.41%
Count	554	522	-5.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Braver

In terms of ethnic identity, again referring to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the vast majority of individuals with the surname Braver identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, this percentage slightly decreased from 97.29% to 95.98% over the decade. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The category of Two or more races was represented in 2000 at 1.44% but showed no representation in 2010. Interestingly, new representations emerged in 2010, with 1.53% identifying as Hispanic and 0.96% as Black, where there had been none in these categories in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.29%	95.98%	-1.35%
Hispanic	0%	1.53%	0%
Black	0%	0.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%