Last Name BREWER

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Meaning The brewer.
A brewer of malt liquor.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Native American, Irish, South african

Rank 274 (2000 US census) 251 (1990 US census)
Count 100,465 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 83.34%, or 83728 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 12.03%, or 12086 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.33%, or 332 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.24%, or 1246 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.58%, or 1587 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.47%, or 1477 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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