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

Brouwer, 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 Brouwer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brouwer in America

Brouwer is the 11069th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brouwer surname appeared 2,870 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 Brouwer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brouwer 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 Brouwer

The surname Brouwer originates from the Dutch language and can be traced back to the medieval period in the Netherlands. It is derived from the Dutch word "brouwer," which means "brewer." This occupational surname was likely given to individuals who were involved in the brewing of beer, a prominent industry in the Low Countries during that time.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Brouwer surname can be found in the records of the city of Delft in the year 1389, where a certain Willem Brouwer was mentioned as a resident. The name also appears in various historical records from other Dutch cities, such as Amsterdam and Rotterdam, indicating its widespread usage across the region.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Brouwer surname gained prominence in the Netherlands, particularly in the city of Haarlem. One notable bearer of the name was Adriaen Brouwer (1605-1638), a renowned Dutch Golden Age painter known for his depictions of peasant life and genre scenes.

Another significant figure with the Brouwer surname was Hendrik Brouwer (1581-1643), a Dutch naval officer and explorer who commanded several expeditions to the East Indies and discovered the Brouwer Strait between Java and Sumbawa in 1612.

In the realm of mathematics, the name Brouwer is associated with Luitzen Egbertus Jan Brouwer (1881-1966), a Dutch mathematician and philosopher who made significant contributions to topology and set theory, as well as the foundations of mathematics.

The Brouwer surname also found its way to other parts of Europe and the Americas through Dutch migration. For instance, Adam Brouwer (1631-1685) was a Dutch settler who became one of the earliest landowners in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York).

Another notable bearer of the Brouwer name was Christiaan Brouwer (1882-1939), a Dutch architect known for his work in the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia), where he designed numerous buildings in a style that blended traditional Dutch and local architectural elements.

Throughout history, the Brouwer surname has maintained its strong connection to its Dutch origins, reflecting the legacy of the brewing industry and the influential figures who bore this name in various fields, from art and exploration to mathematics and architecture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brouwer

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

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

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