How common is the surname Brunet?

3,043 people in the United States had the surname Brunet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,461 Americans. It ranked 10,539th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brunet?

In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Brunet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brunet?

Manuel Brunet, Argentinian field hockey player.

Where is the surname Brunet most common?

Wikidata records people named Brunet in Argentina.

Is the surname Brunet getting more or less common?

More common. 2,781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,043 in 2010, up 9.4%.

The surname Brunet

A French surname, carried by 3,043 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brunet is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

French origin

French Brunet

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,043 people named Brunet in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,461 Americans. That is up 9.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,781.

#10,539

rank among US surnames

3,043

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+9.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,583)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,531	Khalid	3,046	101,361
#10,535	Corr	3,045	101,394
#10,536	Duplessis	3,044	101,428
#10,539	Brunet	3,043	101,461
#10,541	Farren	3,042	101,494
#10,545	Ayoub	3,041	101,528
#10,547	Garrick	3,040	101,561

Who is named Brunet

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

83% of people named Brunet identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 11%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.5%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brunets

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Manuel Brunet
Argentinian field hockey player, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brunet

Brunet has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brunet come from?: French Brunet
How common is the surname Brunet?: 3,043 people in the United States had the surname Brunet in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,461 Americans. It ranked 10,539th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brunet?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Brunet identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brunet?: Manuel Brunet, Argentinian field hockey player.
Where is the surname Brunet most common?: Wikidata records people named Brunet in Argentina.
Is the surname Brunet getting more or less common?: More common. 2,781 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,043 in 2010, up 9.4%.