Explore the Family Name Bruening

The meaning of Bruening

North German (Brüning): see Bruning. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Beate, Ekkehard, Erwin, Joerg, Klaus, Nicolaus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bruening has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bruening was ranked 15,473 in terms of popularity, but it moved up to 15,066 by 2010, a change of 2.63 percent. The number of people with this surname also increased from 1,737 in 2000 to 1,958 in 2010, marking a 12.72 percent growth. Moreover, the proportion of individuals with the Bruening surname per 100,000 people also rose slightly from 0.64 to 0.66, a 3.13 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,473	#15,066	2.63%
Count	1,737	1,958	12.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.66	3.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bruening

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census sheds light on the distribution of ethnic identities among those bearing the Bruening surname. From 2000 to 2010, there was a notable increase among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races. The percentage of Bruenings identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 75.86 percent, while those reporting two or more races doubled from 0.75 percent to 1.53 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of Bruenings who identified as White saw a slight decrease from 97.12 percent in 2000 to 95.81 percent in 2010. The percentage of Hispanic Bruenings modestly increased by 7.19 percent during the same period. There were no reported changes among Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native Bruenings.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	95.81%	-1.35%
Hispanic	1.67%	1.79%	7.19%
Two or More Races	0.75%	1.53%	104%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.51%	75.86%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%