The Braunstein surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,304 people carried this name — #13,251 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 128,200 people counted. That is up 15% from 2,006 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 134 people named Braunstein.
30 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Paris.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 132 people named Braunstein live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
37 people named Braunstein is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown).
In print
Braunstein in American newspapers,
1905–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,034 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Braunstein,
with a public archive behind them.
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Alexander Braunstein 1868–1928 · politician -
Johan Nicolai Braunstein d. 1836 · clarinetist
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Cécile Sulitzer d. 1991
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Carl Fredrik Braunstein 1793–1845 · composer
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Menachem Mendl Braunstein 1858–1944 · writer
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Menachem Mendl Braunstein 1858–1944 · writer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Braunstein.
- Braud 2,396 · U.S. census
- Brauer 4,906 · U.S. census
- Brault 2,029 · U.S. census
- Braun 34,491 · U.S. census
- Brauner 962 · U.S. census
- Braunschweig 581 · U.S. census
- Bravard 373 · U.S. census
- Bravin 183 · U.S. census
- Bravo 41,700 · U.S. census
- Bray 34,906 · U.S. census
- Braye 242 · U.S. census
- Brayer 395 · U.S. census
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