How common is the surname Brenna?

629 people in the United States had the surname Brenna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 490,851 Americans. It ranked 35,721st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brenna?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brenna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Brenna getting more or less common?

More common. 611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 629 in 2010, up 2.9%.

Is Brenna also a first name?

Yes. Brenna is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Brenna

An Italian surname, carried by 629 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B650 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brenna is more common than 78% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

An American coinage used since the 1970s, possibly based on the male given name Brennan or Brendan.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 629 people named Brenna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 490,851 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 611.

#35,721

rank among US surnames

629

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.9%

change since 2000 (was #34,949)

Who is named Brenna

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

96% of people named Brenna identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brenna

Brenna has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brenna come from?: An American coinage used since the 1970s, possibly based on the male given name Brennan or Brendan.
How common is the surname Brenna?: 629 people in the United States had the surname Brenna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 490,851 Americans. It ranked 35,721st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brenna?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brenna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Brenna getting more or less common?: More common. 611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 629 in 2010, up 2.9%.
Is Brenna also a first name?: Yes. Brenna is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.