Explore the Family Name Bretthauer

The meaning of Bretthauer

German: occupational name for a sawyer, from Middle High German bret ‘board’ + houwer ‘cutter, chopper’. Compare Brettschneider. Some characteristic forenames: German Elfriede, Ewald, Kurt.

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

The surname Bretthauer, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, witnessed a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 54,766 in 2000 to 53,667 in 2010, marking a 2.01% progress. Additionally, the count of individuals bearing the Bretthauer surname rose by 9.38%, with the numbers escalating from 352 in 2000 to 385 by 2010. However, the proportion of this name per 100,000 population remained stable at 0.13 through these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,766	#53,667	2.01%
Count	352	385	9.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bretthauer

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Bretthauer surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of people with this last name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage of White people with this surname decreased slightly from 96.88% in 2000 to 95.32% in 2010. The data also indicates that there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in both census years. Notably, there was a newly reported ethnicity in 2010: Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native, each constituting 1.30% and 1.56% respectively. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.70% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	95.32%	-1.61%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.56%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.3%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.7%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%