Explore the Family Name Brickler

The meaning of Brickler

German: rare variant of Brückler (see Bruckler) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther, Mathias.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brickler has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked at 53,782 in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 62,714, reflecting a significant decline of around 16.61 percent. The number of people with this surname also decreased from 360 in 2000 to 319 a decade later, marking an 11.39 percent drop. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people similarly decreased by 15.38 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,782	#62,714	-16.61%
Count	360	319	-11.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brickler

The ethnicity associated with the surname Brickler also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 as recorded by the Decennial U.S. Census. Individuals identifying as White formed the majority of the Brickler population, with percentages hovering around 90 percent in both years. However, there was a slight decrease in this group, as its proportion fell from 90.83 percent in 2000 to 89.97 percent in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black increased by approximately 29 percent, rising from 5.83 percent in 2000 to 7.52 percent in 2010. There were no reported instances of Bricklers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.83%	89.97%	-0.95%
Black	5.83%	7.52%	28.99%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.22%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%