How common is the surname Brim?

3,717 people in the United States had the surname Brim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,063 Americans. It ranked 8,808th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brim?

Steelo Brim, American television personality.

Where is the surname Brim most common?

Wikidata records people named Brim in the United States.

Is the surname Brim getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,717 in 2010, down 8.4%.

The surname Brim

A Hebrew patronymic surname, carried by 3,717 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brim is more common than 94.6% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

As an English surname, spelling variant of Bream. As a Jewish surname, acronymically from Hebrew בן רבי (bén rabí, “son of Rabbi…”) followed by a Yiddish personal name. Compare Brill.

Brim is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,717 people named Brim in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 83,063 Americans. That is down 8.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,060.

#8,808

rank among US surnames

3,717

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-8.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,556)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,802	Loring	3,720	82,996
#8,805	Lambrecht	3,719	83,018
#8,807	Sudduth	3,718	83,041
#8,808	Peart	3,717	83,063

Who is named Brim

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

62% of people named Brim identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 62%
Black (not Hispanic) 32%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brims

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steelo Brim
American television personality, born 1988

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brim

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

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brim come from?: As an English surname, spelling variant of Bream. As a Jewish surname, acronymically from Hebrew בן רבי (bén rabí, “son of Rabbi…”) followed by a Yiddish personal name. Compare Brill.
How common is the surname Brim?: 3,717 people in the United States had the surname Brim in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 83,063 Americans. It ranked 8,808th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brim?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Brim identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brim?: Steelo Brim, American television personality.
Where is the surname Brim most common?: Wikidata records people named Brim in the United States.
What type of surname is Brim?: Brim is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Brim getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,060 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,717 in 2010, down 8.4%.