How common is the surname Brum?

1,161 people in the United States had the surname Brum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brum?

In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Brum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brum?

Eliane Brum, Brazilian journalist, followed by Roberto Brum.

Where is the surname Brum most common?

Wikidata records people named Brum in Brazil.

Is the surname Brum getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, down 3.0%.

The surname Brum

A surname, carried by 1,161 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brum is more common than 86.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,161 people named Brum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. That is down 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,197.

#22,216

rank among US surnames

1,161

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-3%

change since 2000 (was #20,578)

Who is named Brum

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

88% of people named Brum identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 7.2%
Two or more races 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brums

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Eliane Brum
Brazilian journalist, born 1966
Roberto Brum
Brazilian footballer (1978-)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brum

Brum has the Soundex code B650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B650.

Questions

How common is the surname Brum?: 1,161 people in the United States had the surname Brum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 265,931 Americans. It ranked 22,216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brum?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Brum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brum?: Eliane Brum, Brazilian journalist, followed by Roberto Brum.
Where is the surname Brum most common?: Wikidata records people named Brum in Brazil.
Is the surname Brum getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,197 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,161 in 2010, down 3.0%.