Explore the Family Name Breunig

The meaning of Breunig

German: from the old personal name Brūning, a derivative of Brun(o) (see Brun), which was diphthongized (via Brüning; see Bruning 2) to Breuni(n)g in the 17th century. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Florian, Franz, Math, Siegfried, Winfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Breunig ranked 17,695 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to 18,068 in 2010, representing a change of -2.11%. However, the count of people with this surname increased from 1,461 in 2000 to 1,543 in 2010, which is a growth rate of 5.61%. The proportion of individuals with the Breunig surname per 100,000 decreased by -3.7%, moving from 0.54 in 2000 to 0.52 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,695	#18,068	-2.11%
Count	1,461	1,543	5.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.52	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Breunig

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over the decade. The percentage of individuals with the Breunig surname who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase from 0.34% in 2000 to 0.58% in 2010, reflecting a change of 70.59%. Those identifying with two or more races also saw an impressive increase, from 0.34% to 0.71%, a change of 108.82%. Meanwhile, those identifying as White decreased from 98.36% to 96.89%, a drop of -1.49%. There was also a considerable rise in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 0.82% to 1.62%, marking a change of 97.56%. The percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.36%	96.89%	-1.49%
Hispanic	0.82%	1.62%	97.56%
Two or More Races	0.34%	0.71%	108.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.58%	70.59%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%