How common is the surname Brinegar?

2,250 people in the United States had the surname Brinegar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,220 Americans. It ranked 13,497th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brinegar?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Brinegar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brinegar?

Paul Brinegar, American actor (1917–1995).

Where is the surname Brinegar most common?

Wikidata records people named Brinegar in the United States.

Is the surname Brinegar getting more or less common?

More common. 2,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,250 in 2010, up 5.3%.

The surname Brinegar

A surname, carried by 2,250 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brinegar is more common than 91.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,250 people named Brinegar in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 137,220 Americans. That is up 5.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,137.

#13,497

rank among US surnames

2,250

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,119)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,491	Hillenbrand	2,252	137,098
#13,494	Porche	2,251	137,159
#13,497	Bellino	2,250	137,220
#13,502	Nehring	2,248	137,342
#13,505	Fewell	2,247	137,403
#13,506	Dekker	2,246	137,465

Who is named Brinegar

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

95% of people named Brinegar identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brinegars

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Brinegar
American actor (1917–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brinegar

Brinegar has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

Questions

How common is the surname Brinegar?: 2,250 people in the United States had the surname Brinegar in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 137,220 Americans. It ranked 13,497th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brinegar?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Brinegar identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brinegar?: Paul Brinegar, American actor (1917–1995).
Where is the surname Brinegar most common?: Wikidata records people named Brinegar in the United States.
Is the surname Brinegar getting more or less common?: More common. 2,137 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,250 in 2010, up 5.3%.