Explore the Family Name Brakel

The meaning of Brakel

Dutch (Van Brakel): habitational name from a place called Brakel, which could be Brakel near Zaltbommel in Gelderland province, Brakel near Alfen in North Brabant, or Brakel between Oudenaarde and Geraardsbergen in East-Flanders. Some characteristic forenames: Dutch Willem, Maarten. German Erwin, Horst.

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

The popularity of the surname "Brakel" has seen a decline over a decade, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Brakel was ranked the 79,676th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 90,113th spot, indicating a decrease of 13.1%. The actual count of people with this surname also decreased from 222 in 2000 to 205 in 2010, showing a decrease of 7.66%. This suggests that there were fewer people carrying the Brakel surname in the U.S., causing its proportion per 100k population to decline by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,676	#90,113	-13.1%
Count	222	205	-7.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brakel

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname "Brakel" primarily identify as White. In 2000, 96.40% of people with this surname identified as White, which slightly changed to 95.61% in 2010, a minor decrease of 0.82%. There were no reports of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, nor those identifying with two or more races. This suggests a fairly homogeneous ethnic identity associated with the Brakel surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	95.61%	-0.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%