Explore the Family Name Bruni

The meaning of Bruni

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Bruno. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Ugo, Domenic, Francesco, Gino, Luigi, Santo, Vittorio, Aldo, Amadeo, Antonio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bruni has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bruni ranked as the 13,971st most popular surname, however, it slipped to 14,532nd place by 2010, marking a 4.02% decrease. Despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Bruni increased by 3.48%, going from 1982 individuals in 2000 to 2051 in 2010. The proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 4.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,971	#14,532	-4.02%
Count	1,982	2,051	3.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.7	-4.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bruni

Ethnic identity associated with the surname Bruni shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The proportion of Brunis identifying as White remained predominant but decreased slightly, going from 94.20% in 2000 to 91.42% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a considerable increase, jumping from 3.99% to 6.78%. Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity were previously unrecorded in 2000, but made up 0.54% of Brunis in 2010. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as having two or more races increased by 25.76%, while the Black category showed a decrease, moving from 0.61% to 0%. Data for American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.2%	91.42%	-2.95%
Hispanic	3.99%	6.78%	69.92%
Two or More Races	0.66%	0.83%	25.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
Black	0.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%