The Brenneman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,629 people carried this name — #6,094 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 52,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 5,224 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

27 families named Brenneman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 166 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The census counted these spellings together: Brenneman, Branaman, Braniman, Brannaman, Brannamer, Brenman, Brennemon, Brinerman, Bruneman, Brunoman. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 20
Virginia 6
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 231 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Brenneman in American newspapers,
1915.

Newspaper page from The Kennewick Courier-reporter carrying the name Brenneman
The Kennewick Courier-reporter 1915-09-09
Newspaper page from The Frontier carrying the name Brenneman
The Frontier 1915-11-25
Newspaper page from The Frontier carrying the name Brenneman
The Frontier 1915-12-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,568 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Brenneman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Henry B. Brenneman 1831–1887 · writer
  • George W. Brenneman 1856–1906 · painter
  • Jesse Lamar Brenneman 1886– · writer
  • Helen Good Brenneman 1925– · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brenneman,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States254 records

254 records of the Brenneman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 199
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 23
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 11
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 10
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 9
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard Eugene Brenneman

    Born 1948; from Dover, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1969 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Mount Zion Cemetery Association, York, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Charles R. Brenneman

    Born 1924 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1943 at Harrisburg; driver from York County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Susquehanna Memorial Gardens, York, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Dale M. Brenneman

    U.S. Air Force veteran of the Korean War. Born 1930, died 1995; buried at Magnolia Park Cemetery, Dayton, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 254 records for Brenneman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Canada5 records

5 records of the Brenneman name in Canada City of Waterloo (Ontario) cemetery records
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Pearl Brenneman

    Buried in 1958 at Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Marjorie Brenneman

    Buried in 1982 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Donald Brenneman

    Buried in 1993 at Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo, Ontario.

    Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence

Showing 3 of 5 records for Brenneman in Canada.

Counts: Contains information provided by the City of Waterloo under licence. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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