How common is the surname Brownstein?

1,590 people in the United States had the surname Brownstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,180 Americans. It ranked 17,662nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brownstein?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brownstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brownstein?

Carrie Brownstein, American musician and actress.

Where is the surname Brownstein most common?

Wikidata records people named Brownstein in the United States.

Is the surname Brownstein getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,590 in 2010, down 3.3%.

The surname Brownstein

A surname, carried by 1,590 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). Brownstein is more common than 89.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,590 people named Brownstein in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 194,180 Americans. That is down 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,645.

#17,662

rank among US surnames

1,590

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,160)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,657	Dattilo	1,591	194,058
#17,662	Brownstein	1,590	194,180
#17,668	Moravec	1,589	194,302

Who is named Brownstein

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

96% of people named Brownstein identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brownsteins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carrie Brownstein
American musician and actress, born 1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brownstein

Brownstein 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 Brownstein?: 1,590 people in the United States had the surname Brownstein in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 194,180 Americans. It ranked 17,662nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brownstein?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brownstein identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brownstein?: Carrie Brownstein, American musician and actress.
Where is the surname Brownstein most common?: Wikidata records people named Brownstein in the United States.
Is the surname Brownstein getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,590 in 2010, down 3.3%.