Explore the Family Name Brownstein

The meaning of Brownstein

Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) and probably also German Braunstein. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Binyamin, Avrohom, Ilissa, Meier, Mordechai, Morty.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brownstein experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brownstein was ranked as the 16,160th most popular surname in the United States, with 1,645 individuals carrying it. However, by 2010, it had dropped to the rank of 17,662, and the count had decreased slightly to 1,590. This represents a decrease in popularity of around 9.29% and a reduction in count by approximately 3.34%. The proportion per 100,000 people also witnessed an 11.48% drop over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,160	#17,662	-9.29%
Count	1,645	1,590	-3.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.54	-11.48%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brownstein

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a slight shift within the Brownstein community over the same period. The majority identifying as White remained relatively stable, with only a 0.28% decrease from 95.99% in 2000 to 95.72% in 2010. The Hispanic population saw the most significant increase, jumping from 1.34% to 2.08%, a rise of 55.22%. Those identifying as Black increased slightly from 0.55% to 0.57%, and those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went up from 0.49% to 0.50%. There was a significant fall -31.10% in those identifying with two or more races, dropping from 1.64% to 1.13%. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	95.72%	-0.28%
Hispanic	1.34%	2.08%	55.22%
Two or More Races	1.64%	1.13%	-31.1%
Black	0.55%	0.57%	3.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.5%	2.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%