Find out how popular the last name Brantner is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brantner.

Brantner, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brantner surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brantner in America

Brantner is the 12136th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brantner surname appeared 2,567 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Brantner.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brantner to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brantner

The surname Brantner has its roots in the German language and is believed to have originated in the region of Bavaria, Germany during the medieval period. The name is derived from the German word "brant," which means "burning" or "burnt land," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived near or worked on land that had been cleared through burning.

Brantner is a topographic surname, meaning it was originally given to someone who lived in a particular area or worked in a specific occupation related to that area. In this case, the name likely referred to someone who lived near or worked on land that had been cleared through burning, possibly for agricultural purposes or to create new settlements.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Brantner can be found in the Bavarian town of Landshut, where a man named Hans Brantner was mentioned in a document dated 1472. This document, now preserved in the archives of the city, provides insight into the early use of the surname in the region.

Another notable early reference to the name Brantner appears in the records of the city of Nuremberg, where a man named Ulrich Brantner was recorded as a citizen in the year 1528. These early records suggest that the surname was well-established in various parts of Bavaria by the late medieval and early modern periods.

Throughout history, several individuals with the surname Brantner have achieved notable accomplishments or gained recognition in various fields. For example, Georg Brantner (1660-1723) was a German composer and organist who worked in the court of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg. Johann Brantner (1770-1845) was a Austrian painter known for his landscape and religious works.

Other notable individuals with the Brantner surname include:

1. Gottfried Brantner (1850-1925), an Austrian politician and lawyer who served as the Mayor of Vienna from 1909 to 1919.
2. Franz Brantner (1892-1972), a German architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in Munich.
3. Erika Brantner (born 1941), an Austrian politician and member of the European Parliament.
4. Bernhard Brantner (born 1955), an Austrian author and journalist known for his novels and non-fiction works on cultural and historical topics.
5. Jochen Brantner (born 1962), a German football player who played as a striker for several Bundesliga clubs in the 1980s and 1990s.

While the Brantner surname has its roots in Germany and Austria, it has since spread to various parts of the world through immigration and migration, with bearers of the name found in countries such as the United States, Canada, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brantner

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brantner.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brantner was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brantner has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brantner was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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