Explore the Family Name Brenna

The meaning of Brenna

1. Italian (Lombardy): habitational name from a place in Lombardy named Brenna. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farms in southeastern Norway named Brenna, from brenna ‘land cleared for cultivation by burning’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brenna has seen a slight decrease over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 34,949 in 2000 to 35,721 in 2010, marking a change of -2.21%. However, despite the drop in its rank, the count of individuals bearing the Brenna surname increased by 2.95%, growing from 611 to 629 people. This growth resulted in a slight decrease in the proportion per 100,000 people, going from 0.23 to 0.21, indicating a -8.7% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,949	#35,721	-2.21%
Count	611	629	2.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brenna

As for the ethnic identity of those with the Brenna surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly associated with White ethnicity. In 2000, 96.89% identified as White, decreasing slightly to 96.34% in 2010. The next prominent ethnicity was Hispanic, which saw an increase of 45.80%, moving from 1.31% in 2000 to 1.91% in 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races also increased, going from 0.82% in 2000 to 0.95% in 2010, a change of 15.85%. There was no recorded association of the Brenna surname with the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	96.34%	-0.57%
Hispanic	1.31%	1.91%	45.8%
Two or More Races	0.82%	0.95%	15.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%