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    The surname Bronner

    A surname, carried by 2,394 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B656

    Bronner: #12,861 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bronner #12,861, 2,394 people Bronner: #12,861 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bronner #12,861, 2,394 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bronner is more common than 92.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,394 people named Bronner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 128,966 Americans. That is up 7.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,236.

    #12,861
    rank among US surnames
    2,394
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7.1%
    change since 2000 (was #12,686)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,856Cliff2,395128,913
    #12,861Hofmeister2,394128,966
    #12,865Wunder2,393129,020
    #12,869Buckwalter2,392129,074

    Who is named Bronner

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

    63% of people named Bronner identified as white (not Hispanic), 33% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 63%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 33%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 1.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Bronners

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gerhard Bronner
      Austrian composer, writer, musician and cabaret artist (1922–2007)
    • Arnolt Bronnen
      Austrian poet and theatre director (1895–1959)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bronner

    Bronner 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 Bronner?
    2,394 people in the United States had the surname Bronner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 128,966 Americans. It ranked 12,861st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bronner?
    In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Bronner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 33% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bronner?
    Gerhard Bronner, Austrian composer, writer, musician and cabaret artist (1922–2007), followed by Arnolt Bronnen.
    Where is the surname Bronner most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bronner in Austria.
    Is the surname Bronner getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,236 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,394 in 2010, up 7.1%.