The surname Brinson
A surname, carried by 12,303 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex B652
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 12,303 people named Brinson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,095 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,380.
#2,912
rank among US surnames
12,303
people in 2010
4.2
per 100,000 Americans
+8.1%
change since 2000 (was #2,895)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #2,903 | Ferraro | 12,355 | 24,990 |
| #2,904 | Still | 12,354 | 24,992 |
| #2,905 | Casper | 12,351 | 24,998 |
| #2,906 | Cintron | 12,349 | 25,002 |
| #2,907 | Overstreet | 12,342 | 25,016 |
| #2,908 | Borges | 12,337 | 25,026 |
| #2,909 | Concepcion | 12,332 | 25,036 |
Who is named Brinson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
49% of people named Brinson identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 49%
- Black (not Hispanic) 46%
- Two or more races 2.3%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Brinson
Brinson 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 Brinson?
- 12,303 people in the United States had the surname Brinson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,095 Americans. It ranked 2,912th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Brinson?
- In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Brinson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Brinson getting more or less common?
- More common. 11,380 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,303 in 2010, up 8.1%.