Bronstein Surname

111,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,177 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Bronstein Surname Definition:

(German) Dweller near a brown stone, usually a boundary mark.

Bronstein Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9011:124,94313,272
Argentina3061:139,68411,827
Canada1951:188,95218,643
Brazil1091:1,963,98562,590
France911:729,92091,032
England841:663,31038,317
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Suriname581:9,5282,431
Chile551:320,3009,085
French Polynesia491:5,7311,283
Israel291:295,09125,768
Australia271:999,84158,390
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Venezuela241:1,258,50317,711
Uruguay191:180,61914,948
Denmark151:376,31425,792
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Moldova121:296,78124,445
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Guatemala91:1,786,9636,100
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Finland61:916,11741,832
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

The alternate forms: Bronštein (12) are calculated separately.

Bronstein Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(German) Dweller near a brown stone, usually a boundary mark.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A variant form of Braunstein.

— Rabbi Benzion Kaganoff

Bronstein Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bronstein Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Bronstein is most common in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms: Bronštein. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bronstein? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 111,216th most numerous family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,744,684 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Bronstein reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,901 people, or 1 in 124,943. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 20 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 47 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Bronstein Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bronstein has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Bronstein surname grew 36,263 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Bronstein Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Bronstein last name are 45.06% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 98.29% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bronstein earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 0.16% less than the national average, earning S/. 19,354 per year; in South Africa they earn 62.53% less than the national average, earning R 89,040 per year; in Colombia they earn 65.7% less than the national average, earning $7,786,750 COP per year; in United States they earn 40.37% more than the national average, earning $60,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $54,216 CAD per year.

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