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

Brauch, 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 Brauch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brauch in America

Brauch is the 38155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brauch surname appeared 581 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Brauch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brauch 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 Brauch

The surname BRAUCH is believed to have originated in the German-speaking regions of Europe, particularly in present-day Germany and Switzerland. It is thought to have derived from the Middle High German word "brûch," which referred to a swampy or marshy area.

The earliest recorded instances of the name date back to the 13th century, with mentions found in various medieval documents and records. One such reference appears in the Biberacher Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from the city of Biberach, in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany, dated around 1280.

In the 14th century, the surname BRAUCH can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Salemitanus, a collection of charters and documents from the Monastery of Salem, located in the Black Forest region of Germany. This suggests that individuals bearing this name may have resided in or around this area during that time period.

A notable early bearer of the surname was Hans Brauch, a German artisan and craftsman who lived in the city of Nuremberg in the late 15th century. His work is documented in the Nuremberg Stadtarchiv, which preserves historical records of the city's guilds and craftsmen.

In the 16th century, the name BRAUCH appears in the Kirchenbücher (church records) of various parishes in Switzerland, indicating that the surname had spread to the Swiss region by this time. One such record mentions Jakob Brauch, a farmer from the village of Gampelen, near Biel/Bienne, who was born in 1542.

Another notable figure was Johann Brauch, a Lutheran theologian and author who was born in Zwickau, Saxony, in 1631. He authored several religious works and served as a pastor in various German cities during the 17th century.

By the 18th century, the surname BRAUCH had gained a wider distribution across German-speaking regions, with records showing individuals bearing this name in areas such as Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland.

In the 19th century, the name BRAUCH can be found in various genealogical records and census documents from various parts of Germany and Switzerland, reflecting the continued presence of this surname in these regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brauch

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

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 Brauch 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 Brauch 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 Brauch was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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