Explore the Family Name Brew

The meaning of Brew

1. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Brugha ‘descendant of the farmer’. 2. Manx: Anglicized form of MacVriw, from the Gaelic occupational term breitheamh ‘judge, deemster’ (see Brain). 3. Americanized form of German and Swiss German Breu, a variant of Breuer.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brew has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 13,382 in terms of popularity but dropped to 14,775 by 2010, a decrease of about 10.41%. The frequency count of the surname also reduced from 2,088 in 2000 to 2,010 in 2010, marking a 3.74% decrease. The proportion of people with the Brew surname per 100k population also fell by 11.69% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,382	#14,775	-10.41%
Count	2,088	2,010	-3.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.68	-11.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brew

Regarding the ethnic identity of those bearing the surname Brew, data from the Decennial U.S. Census show various levels of change between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders with this surname slightly decreased by 2.78%, while the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races increased by 6.63%. White individuals with the surname Brew experienced a small drop of 3.31%, whereas Hispanic and Black populations saw an increase of 20.83% and 9.93%, respectively. Lastly, the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the surname Brew declined by 18.60%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.09%	71.64%	-3.31%
Black	21.36%	23.48%	9.93%
Two or More Races	1.96%	2.09%	6.63%
Hispanic	1.44%	1.74%	20.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0.7%	-2.78%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.43%	0.35%	-18.6%