Explore the Family Name Bracker

The meaning of Bracker

1. German: occupational name from Middle Low German brāken ‘to plow fallow land’ or from braken ‘to crush flax’. 2. Possibly an altered form of German and Swiss German Bracher. 3. Swiss German (Bräcker): variant of Brägger (see Braegger). Some characteristic forenames: German Heinrich, Sigfried.

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How common is the last name Bracker in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bracker has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 48,776 to 57,914, which is a decline of approximately 18.73%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this last name also dropped by 13.55%, from 406 people in 2000 to 351 in 2010. This resulted in the proportion per 100,000 people decreasing by 20% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,776	#57,914	-18.73%
Count	406	351	-13.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bracker

When examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Bracker, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals identified as White, with percentages close to 83% in both 2000 and 2010. There was an increase in those who identified with two or more races, from 1.97% to 3.42%, marking a change of 73.60%. Meanwhile, there was a decline in the percentage of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native. The former decreased by almost 25%, while the latter saw a drop of 12.42%. No individuals with the Bracker surname were reported to be of Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic ethnicity in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.76%	82.91%	0.18%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	8.13%	7.12%	-12.42%
Black	4.93%	3.7%	-24.95%
Two or More Races	1.97%	3.42%	73.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%