How common is the surname Brunt?

1,866 people in the United States had the surname Brunt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,458 Americans. It ranked 15,651st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brunt?

Peter Brunt, British academic and ancient historian (1917–2005).

Where is the surname Brunt most common?

Wikidata records people named Brunt in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Brunt getting more or less common?

More common. 1,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,866 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Brunt

A surname, carried by 1,866 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B653

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brunt is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

* As an English surname, from placenames derived from the adjective burnt. Compare Brent. * As an Irish surname, variant of Prunty. * As a Dutch surname, possibly a variant of Bruns.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,866 people named Brunt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,458 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,779.

#15,651

rank among US surnames

1,866

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,194)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,647	Epling	1,867	165,370
#15,651	Brunt	1,866	165,458
#15,658	Matzke	1,865	165,547

Who is named Brunt

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

71% of people named Brunt identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 71%
Black (not Hispanic) 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brunts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Peter Brunt
British academic and ancient historian (1917–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brunt

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

Questions

Where does the surname Brunt come from?: * As an English surname, from placenames derived from the adjective burnt. Compare Brent. * As an Irish surname, variant of Prunty. * As a Dutch surname, possibly a variant of Bruns.
How common is the surname Brunt?: 1,866 people in the United States had the surname Brunt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,458 Americans. It ranked 15,651st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brunt?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Brunt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brunt?: Peter Brunt, British academic and ancient historian (1917–2005).
Where is the surname Brunt most common?: Wikidata records people named Brunt in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Brunt getting more or less common?: More common. 1,779 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,866 in 2010, up 4.9%.