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    The surname Bruss

    A surname, carried by 1,707 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B620

    Bruss: #16,748 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Bruss #16,748, 1,707 people Bruss: #16,748 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Bruss #16,748, 1,707 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bruss is more common than 89.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,707 people named Bruss in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,627.

    #16,748
    rank among US surnames
    1,707
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #16,302)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #16,743Petti1,708180,764
    #16,748Bruss1,707180,870
    #16,755Pandey1,706180,976

    Who is named Bruss

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

    95% of people named Bruss identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bruss

    Bruss has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Bruss?
    1,707 people in the United States had the surname Bruss in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 180,870 Americans. It ranked 16,748th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bruss?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Bruss identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Bruss getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,627 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,707 in 2010, up 4.9%.