How common is the surname Bronstein?

1,748 people in the United States had the surname Bronstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,628 Americans. It ranked 16,450th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bronstein?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bronstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bronstein?

Ronald Bronstein, American filmmaker and actor, followed by Mary Bronstein.

Where is the surname Bronstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Bronstein in the United States.

Is the surname Bronstein getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,748 in 2010, down 2.3%.

The surname Bronstein

A surname, carried by 1,748 people in the United States.

2 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). Bronstein is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,748 people named Bronstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 176,628 Americans. That is down 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,789.

#16,450

rank among US surnames

1,748

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.3%

change since 2000 (was #15,125)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,444	Guimond	1,749	176,527
#16,450	Chia	1,748	176,628
#16,457	Chisum	1,747	176,729

Who is named Bronstein

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

95% of people named Bronstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
Two or more races 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bronsteins

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ronald Bronstein
American filmmaker and actor, born 1973
Mary Bronstein
American filmmaker (born 1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bronstein

Bronstein 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 Bronstein?: 1,748 people in the United States had the surname Bronstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 176,628 Americans. It ranked 16,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bronstein?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bronstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bronstein?: Ronald Bronstein, American filmmaker and actor, followed by Mary Bronstein.
Where is the surname Bronstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Bronstein in the United States.
Is the surname Bronstein getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,789 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,748 in 2010, down 2.3%.