How common is the surname Brandenburg?

9,624 people in the United States had the surname Brandenburg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,081 Americans. It ranked 3,691st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brandenburg?

Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt, (1702-1782), followed by Will Brandenburg.

Where is the surname Brandenburg most common?

Wikidata records people named Brandenburg in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Brandenburg getting more or less common?

More common. 9,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,624 in 2010, up 3.1%.

The surname Brandenburg

A surname, carried by 9,624 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brandenburg is more common than 97.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,624 people named Brandenburg in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,081 Americans. That is up 3.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,338.

#3,691

rank among US surnames

9,624

people in 2010

3.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,501)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,687	Jasper	9,632	32,054
#3,689	Camargo	9,626	32,074
#3,690	Hedges	9,625	32,077
#3,691	Brandenburg	9,624	32,081

Who is named Brandenburg

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Brandenburg identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brandenburgs

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt
(1702-1782)
Will Brandenburg
American alpine skier, born 1987
Larry Brandenburg
American actor, born 1948

Notable Brandenburgs come mostly from the United States (2) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brandenburg

Brandenburg has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

Questions

How common is the surname Brandenburg?: 9,624 people in the United States had the surname Brandenburg in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,081 Americans. It ranked 3,691st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brandenburg?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Brandenburg identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brandenburg?: Henriette Marie of Brandenburg-Schwedt, (1702-1782), followed by Will Brandenburg.
Where is the surname Brandenburg most common?: Wikidata records people named Brandenburg in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Brandenburg getting more or less common?: More common. 9,338 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,624 in 2010, up 3.1%.