How common is the surname Brar?

2,488 people in the United States had the surname Brar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,094 Americans. It ranked 12,476th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Brar most common?

Wikidata records people named Brar in the United States.

Is the surname Brar getting more or less common?

More common. 1,553 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,488 in 2010, up 60%.

The surname Brar

A Punjabi surname, carried by 2,488 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B660

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brar is more common than 92.3% of them.

Origin

Punjabi origin

Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਰਾੜ (barāṛ).

One of 39 Punjabi surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,488 people named Brar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 124,094 Americans. That is up 60% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,553.

#12,476

rank among US surnames

2,488

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+60.2%

change since 2000 (was #16,906)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,467	Como	2,490	123,994
#12,473	Pentecost	2,489	124,044
#12,476	Beaupre	2,488	124,094
#12,482	Bade	2,487	124,144
#12,485	Lowrie	2,485	124,244

Who is named Brar

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

91% of people named Brar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.6% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.4% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 91%
White (not Hispanic) 3.6%
Two or more races 3.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Brars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Karan Brar
American actor, born 1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brar

Brar has the Soundex code B660, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B660.

Other Punjabi surnames

All 39 Punjabi surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brar come from?: Borrowed from Punjabi ਬਰਾੜ (barāṛ).
How common is the surname Brar?: 2,488 people in the United States had the surname Brar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 124,094 Americans. It ranked 12,476th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brar?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Brar identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.6% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brar?: Karan Brar, American actor.
Where is the surname Brar most common?: Wikidata records people named Brar in the United States.
Is the surname Brar getting more or less common?: More common. 1,553 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,488 in 2010, up 60%.