Explore the Family Name Brendle

The meaning of Brendle

South German: variant of Brendel. In North America, this surname is also an altered form of the variant Brändle (see Brandle).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brendle experienced a marginal decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 15,327 in 2000 to 15,845 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 3.38%. Despite this, the count of individuals with the Brendle surname increased from 1,760 to 1,837 during the same period. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.62%, moving from 0.65 in 2000 to 0.62 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,327	#15,845	-3.38%
Count	1,760	1,837	4.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.65	0.62	-4.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brendle

In terms of ethnic identity, the Brendle surname showed some changes over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 97.10% identified as White, but this percentage decreased to 95.92% by 2010. There was no significant representation of the Brendle surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in 2000, but by 2010, these groups accounted for 0.38% and 0.98% respectively. The Hispanic representation also increased significantly from 0.57% in 2000 to 1.03% in 2010, marking an impressive 80.70% change. However, Black representation reduced from 0.51% to 0.38%, showing a 25.49% decrease. Those identifying with two or more races saw a modest increase from 1.19% in 2000 to 1.31% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	95.92%	-1.22%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.31%	10.08%
Hispanic	0.57%	1.03%	80.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.38%	0%
Black	0.51%	0.38%	-25.49%