Explore the Family Name Bredenberg

The meaning of Bredenberg

1. North German: habitational name from any of several farmsteads named with Middle Low German brēd ‘broad, wide’ + berg ‘mountain, hill’. This surname is very rare in Germany. 2. Swedish: ornamental name composed of the same elements as 1 above. This surname is also found in Finland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bredenberg has not significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bredenberg was ranked as the 86,341st most common name, while in 2010 it shifted slightly to be the 86,645th most common name. The count of individuals with this surname did see a slight increase of approximately 7 percent, rising from 201 in 2000 to 215 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100,000 people remained the same at 0.07.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,341	#86,645	-0.35%
Count	201	215	6.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.07	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bredenberg

In terms of ethnicity, Bredenberg is predominantly identified with individuals of White ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, about 96 percent of individuals with the Bredenberg surname identified as White, and this figure decreased marginally to 95.35 percent in 2010. There were some changes in other ethnic identities over this decade; the percentage of Bredenbergs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from zero in 2000 to 2.33 percent in 2010, while those identifying with two or more races decreased from 2.49 percent to zero. There were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	95.35%	-0.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.33%	0%
Two or More Races	2.49%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%