Explore the Family Name Briese

The meaning of Briese

German: habitational name from a place so named in former Silesia or Brandenburg, or from Briesen in Brandenburg, Pomerania, or former Silesia.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Briese has seen a noticeable increase in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 25374th most common name, while by 2010 it had risen to the 23238th position, marking an 8.42% rise in rank. The number of people bearing the name also increased from 916 to 1097 during these years, a substantial change of nearly 20%. This growth is further reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which went up by 8.82%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,374	#23,238	8.42%
Count	916	1,097	19.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.37	8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Briese

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnic identity associated with the Briese surname shows some interesting shifts over the decade. In 2000, the majority of those with this surname identified as White (96.94%), followed by Hispanic (1.09%) and Black (0.66%). By 2010, while the percentage of White individuals had slightly decreased to 94.35%, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic and Black populations, reaching 2.37% and 0.82%, respectively. There was also a notable emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities among those with the Briese surname, though their numbers remained relatively small. Concurrently, the portion of people identifying with two or more races declined by 25.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.94%	94.35%	-2.67%
Hispanic	1.09%	2.37%	117.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Black	0.66%	0.82%	24.24%
Two or More Races	0.98%	0.73%	-25.51%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.73%	0%