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

Bronshteyn, 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 Bronshteyn surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bronshteyn in America

Bronshteyn is the 100302nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bronshteyn surname appeared 180 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 Bronshteyn.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bronshteyn 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 Bronshteyn

The surname BRONSHTEYN is of Russian Jewish origin, with its roots traced back to the late 18th or early 19th century. It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for those involved in the production or trade of bronze, derived from the Yiddish word "brons" or the Russian word "bronza," meaning bronze.

In the early days, many Jewish families adopted surnames based on their occupations, places of origin, or personal characteristics. The name BRONSHTEYN likely emerged as a way to identify those involved in the bronze industry, whether as artisans, metalworkers, or traders.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BRONSHTEYN can be found in the Jewish community records of the Russian Empire in the late 19th century. These records were maintained by local Jewish communities and often served as a valuable source of information on family histories and genealogies.

Notable individuals with the surname BRONSHTEYN include Lev Davidovich Bronshtein (1805-1879), a Russian mathematician and engineer who made significant contributions to the field of mechanics. Another prominent figure was Trotsky (Lev Davidovich Bronshtein) (1879-1940), a Marxist revolutionary and prominent figure in the Bolshevik Revolution and the early Soviet government.

In the literary realm, Semyon Bronshteyn (1890-1938) was a Soviet writer and journalist known for his works on the Russian Civil War and the early years of the Soviet Union. Yakov Semyonovich Bronshteyn (1880-1943) was a Russian-Jewish composer and music theorist who made significant contributions to the development of modern Jewish music.

Lastly, Mikhail Bronshtein (1923-2016) was a Russian-American mathematician and computer scientist who made notable contributions to the field of computational mathematics and played a pioneering role in the development of computer algebra systems.

While the surname BRONSHTEYN may have originated in a specific occupational context, it has since become a respected and widely recognized name, carried by individuals who have made significant contributions across various fields.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bronshteyn

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

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

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