# Breuer (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/breuer/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,138 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,992 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 74,612 people |
| Change since 2000 | +30% (3,184 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Breuer in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 94% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Breuer in the United States, Austria and Cisleithania.

## People named Breuer

- Josef Breuer, Austrian physician (1842-1925)
- Jim Breuer, American actor and comedian
- Siegfried Breuer, Austrian actor (1906-1954)
- Randy Breuer, American basketball player (born 1960)
- Lee Breuer, American theatre director (1937–2021)
- Jacques Breuer, Austrian actor and film director (1956–2024)
- Miles J. Breuer, American physician and science fiction writer

## Similar surnames

Brauer, Brier, Borer, Briere, Bearer, Brewer, Brower, Brouwer, Bryer, Breyer, Barrera, Borrero.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.