Explore the Family Name Brenny

The meaning of Brenny

Possibly an altered form of German Brenning.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brenny has seen minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brenny ranked 46,678 in popularity with a count of 429 individuals carrying this last name, translating to a proportion of about 0.16 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank dropped slightly to 47,006, but the actual count of individuals with this surname rose to 452, marking a growth of 5.36%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dipped by 6.25% to around 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,678	#47,006	-0.7%
Count	429	452	5.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brenny

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Brenny surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of those with the Brenny surname identified as white, with a slight increase from 94.17% in 2000 to 94.47% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races decreased by 14.59%, from 2.33% in 2000 to 1.99% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals with the Brenny surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander across both years. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native saw increases, with 1.33% identifying as Hispanic and 1.55% as American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, up from zero in both categories in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black dropped to zero in 2010 after being at 1.17% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.17%	94.47%	0.32%
Two or More Races	2.33%	1.99%	-14.59%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.55%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.33%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.17%	0%	0%