Explore the Family Name Brettschneider

The meaning of Brettschneider

German: occupational name for a sawyer, Middle High German bretsnīder. Compare Bretthauer. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Horst, Konrad, Otto, Reimund.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brettschneider saw a slight drop in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 56,979th among all surnames, but by 2010, it had dropped to 61,436th. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 335 in 2000 to 327 in 2010, a decline of 2.39%. The proportion of individuals with the Brettschneider surname per 100,000 people also dipped by 8.33%, dropping from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,979	#61,436	-7.82%
Count	335	327	-2.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brettschneider

The ethnic identity associated with the Brettschneider surname has also seen some changes over the decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Notably, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 1.49% in 2000 to non-existence in 2010, while the percentage of Hispanic representation increased from zero to 3.06% in the same timeframe. Meanwhile, the vast majority of those with the surname Brettschneider identified as White, although their percentage slightly decreased from 95.82% in 2000 to 95.11% in 2010. There were no recorded changes amongst those who identified as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.82%	95.11%	-0.74%
Hispanic	0%	3.06%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.49%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%