Explore the Family Name Brieger

The meaning of Brieger

1. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from a place in former Silesia called Brieg (now Brzeg in Polish). 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Brěgaŕ: topographic name derived from Lower Sorbian archaic brěg ‘slope, bank’. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther. Jewish Eluzer, Yosef.

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

The surname Brieger, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held rank 58,130 but fell to 79,075 in 2010, marking a significant change of -36.03%. The count of individuals with the Brieger surname also dropped by -26.3% during this period, from 327 in 2000 to 241 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of Briegers per 100,000 people decreased by -33.33%, from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,130	#79,075	-36.03%
Count	327	241	-26.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.08	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brieger

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the Brieger surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic identity, recording a slight decline of -0.11% from 93.88% in 2000 to 93.78% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Brieger family saw a modest increase of 5.45%, moving from 2.75% in 2000 to 2.90% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no Black representation among the Briegers in 2000, but the figure rose to 2.07% in 2010. No individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity were recorded for the surname in either year. The percentage of those identifying as Two or more races fell from 1.83% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.88%	93.78%	-0.11%
Hispanic	2.75%	2.9%	5.45%
Black	0%	2.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.83%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%