Explore the Family Name Brunning

The meaning of Brunning

1. English (East Anglia): from the Old English personal name Brūning, with shortening of the vowel. Compare Browning. 2. North German (Brünning): variant of Brüning (see Bruning). Compare Bruenning.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brunning is not considered to be one of the most popular in the United States. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 66,274th most popular surname, and by 2010, it had fallen slightly to the 68,770th position, reflecting a decrease in popularity of about 3.77 percent. However, the count of people with this surname increased slightly from 279 in 2000 to 286 in 2010, demonstrating an increase of approximately 2.51 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,274	#68,770	-3.77%
Count	279	286	2.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brunning

In terms of ethnicity, the Brunning surname is predominantly associated with people of White ethnic identity. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, in 2000 around 98.57 percent of individuals with the surname identified as White, although this figure fell slightly to 96.85 percent in 2010. No significant representation of the Brunning surname was found among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those claiming two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both the 2000 and 2010 censuses. This lack of data may have been due to suppression for privacy reasons, indicating that these groups make up a small percentage of people with the Brunning surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.57%	96.85%	-1.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%