How common is the surname Brenneman?

5,629 people in the United States had the surname Brenneman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,849 Americans. It ranked 6,094th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brenneman?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Brenneman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brenneman?

Amy Brenneman, American actress.

Where is the surname Brenneman most common?

Wikidata records people named Brenneman in the United States.

Is the surname Brenneman getting more or less common?

More common. 5,224 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,629 in 2010, up 7.8%.

The surname Brenneman

A surname, carried by 5,629 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B655

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brenneman is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,629 people named Brenneman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 54,849 Americans. That is up 7.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,224.

#6,094

rank among US surnames

5,629

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+7.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,057)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,088	Laguna	5,633	54,810
#6,091	Worsham	5,631	54,830
#6,093	Tolson	5,630	54,839
#6,094	Brenneman	5,629	54,849
#6,097	Westcott	5,626	54,878
#6,098	Coria	5,625	54,888

Who is named Brenneman

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

97% of people named Brenneman identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brennemans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Amy Brenneman
American actress, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brenneman

Brenneman has the Soundex code B655, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B655.

Questions

How common is the surname Brenneman?: 5,629 people in the United States had the surname Brenneman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 54,849 Americans. It ranked 6,094th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brenneman?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Brenneman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brenneman?: Amy Brenneman, American actress.
Where is the surname Brenneman most common?: Wikidata records people named Brenneman in the United States.
Is the surname Brenneman getting more or less common?: More common. 5,224 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,629 in 2010, up 7.8%.