Explore the Family Name Brakke

The meaning of Brakke

1. Americanized form of Norwegian Brække, a variant of Brekke. 2. Dutch: from Middle Dutch bracke, brakke ‘bloodhound’, ‘hunting dog’, hence possibly an occupational name for a hunter or a keeper of hounds. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Nels.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brakke has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 38,644th most popular surname and by 2010, it had slipped to the 40,313th spot, marking a decrease of 4.32%. However, the number of individuals with the Brakke surname increased slightly from 538 in 2000 to 543 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 0.93%. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also saw a slight decline of 10% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,644	#40,313	-4.32%
Count	538	543	0.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brakke

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Brakke surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease of 1.11% within this group from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, 97.96% of people with this surname identified as White, decreasing to 96.87% in 2010. Notably, there was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in both years. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a new emergence of individuals with the Brakke surname who identified as Hispanic, accounting for 0.92% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.96%	96.87%	-1.11%
Hispanic	0%	0.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%