Explore the Family Name Breiner

The meaning of Breiner

German: occupational name for a cereal grower, from a derivative of Middle High German brīe ‘grits’, later ‘porridge, mush’. This surname is also found in Denmark and Sweden.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Breiner has experienced some change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 18,329 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 21,509th most popular surname, a decrease of 17.35%. The number of people with this surname also dropped during this period, from 1,395 in 2000 to 1,214 in 2010, representing a decrease of nearly 13%. Consequently, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people fell by 21.15% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,329	#21,509	-17.35%
Count	1,395	1,214	-12.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.41	-21.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Breiner

The ethnicity distribution of those with the Breiner surname also shifted slightly from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of Breiners identified as White (96.42%), a fraction that slightly decreased to 95.72% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 28.07% over the decade, while those categorizing themselves as having two or more ethnic identities increased by 59.14%. The Hispanic representation increased slightly by 14.56%, however, the numbers for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals remained stagnant at 0 for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.42%	95.72%	-0.73%
Hispanic	1.58%	1.81%	14.56%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.48%	59.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.41%	-28.07%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%