Explore the Family Name Brunjes

The meaning of Brunjes

North German and East Frisian (Brünjes): patronymic from the personal name Brüni (see Bruning).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brunjes has seen slight growth in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 56,526th in terms of commonality amongst American surnames. By 2010, it had moved up slightly in ranking to 56,444th, a change of roughly 0.15%. The number of individuals carrying the Brunjes surname also increased over this decade, rising from 338 people in 2000 to 362 people in 2010, marking a growth rate of approximately 7.1%. However, the proportion of people with the Brunjes surname per 100,000 people decreased by about 7.69% during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#56,444	0.15%
Count	338	362	7.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brunjes

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Brunjes surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, it's clear that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, nearly 97% of people with the Brunjes name identified as White, showing a small increase of 0.21% over the decade. A small percentage, around 2%, identified as Hispanic, though this figure saw a decrease of 6.76% from 2000 to 2010. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all reported zero individuals identifying under these categories in both years. This suggests that the Brunjes surname predominantly corresponds to a White ethnic identity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	97.24%	0.21%
Hispanic	2.07%	1.93%	-6.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%