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    The surname Brenner

    A surname, carried by 16,114 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B656

    Brenner: #2,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Brenner #2,255, 16,114 people Brenner: #2,255 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Brenner #2,255, 16,114 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brenner is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,114 people named Brenner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,160 Americans. That is up 1.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,809.

    #2,255
    rank among US surnames
    16,114
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,106)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,246Stoner16,20419,054
    #2,247Mattson16,20319,055
    #2,249London16,19519,064
    #2,250Adame16,19319,067
    #2,251Bynum16,16619,098
    #2,252Farias16,15319,114
    #2,253Brannon16,13619,134

    Who is named Brenner

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

    94% of people named Brenner identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Brenners

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lisa Brenner
      American actress, born 1974
    • David Brenner
      American film editor (1962–2022)
    • Marie Brenner
      American journalist, born 1949
    • David Brenner
      American comedian and actor (1936-2014)
    • Hans Brenner
      Austrian actor (1938-1998)
    • Robert Brenner
      American economic historian, born 1943
    • John Brenner
      American shot putter and discus thrower, born 1961
    • Robbie Brenner
      American film producer, born 2000

    Notable Brenners come mostly from the United States (7) and Austria (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Brener

    Surnames that sound like Brenner

    Brenner has the Soundex code B656, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B656.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Brenner?
    16,114 people in the United States had the surname Brenner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,160 Americans. It ranked 2,255th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brenner?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Brenner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Brenner?
    Lisa Brenner, American actress, followed by David Brenner.
    Where is the surname Brenner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Brenner in the United States and Austria.
    Is the surname Brenner getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,809 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,114 in 2010, up 1.9%.
    What are other spellings of Brenner?
    Brener.