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

Braunstein, 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 Braunstein surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Braunstein in America

Braunstein is the 13251st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Braunstein surname appeared 2,304 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 Braunstein.

We can also compare 2010 data for Braunstein 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 Braunstein

The surname Braunstein is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. It is a combination of the German words "braun," meaning brown, and "stein," meaning stone. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near or worked with brown stones, perhaps in a quarry or as a stonemason.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Braunstein can be found in historical documents from various regions of present-day Germany, such as Bavaria and Saxony, dating back to the 14th and 15th centuries. Some variations in spelling, such as Braunsten and Braunstain, were also common during this period.

The name Braunstein is not mentioned in the famous Domesday Book, which was a comprehensive survey of England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. However, it does appear in other historical records, such as church registers and municipal archives from various German cities and towns.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Braunstein was Hans Braunstein, a merchant from Nuremberg who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Johann Braunstein, a Lutheran theologian and author who was born in Saxony in 1545 and died in 1616.

In the 17th century, a prominent Braunstein was Gottfried Braunstein, a German artist and engraver born in 1612 in Nuremberg. His works, including portraits and religious scenes, were highly regarded during his lifetime.

Moving into the 18th century, Johann Philipp Braunstein (1705-1768) was a German composer and organist who worked in various churches and courts in central Germany.

In the 19th century, Karl Braunstein (1833-1905) was a German-born American civil engineer who made significant contributions to the construction of railroads and bridges in the United States.

While the surname Braunstein has its origins in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration. It is now found in various countries, including the United States, Canada, and Israel, among others.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Braunstein

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

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

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