Explore the Family Name Brickner

The meaning of Brickner

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Yiddish brik ‘bridge’ + the suffix -ner; artificial name or perhaps an occupational name for a bridge keeper. 2. Altered form of German Brückner (see Bruckner).

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

The surname Brickner has seen minor shifts in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, Brickner was the 11,642nd most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped slightly to the 11,940th position, marking a decrease of 2.56%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Brickner surname increased from 2,471 in 2000 to 2,619 in 2010, a growth of 5.99%. The proportion of Brickners per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.92 in 2000 to 0.89 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,642	#11,940	-2.56%
Count	2,471	2,619	5.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.92	0.89	-3.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brickner

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals several changes between 2000 and 2010. For those bearing the Brickner surname, the percentage identifying as White declined slightly from 97.41% to 95.72%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased from 0.93% to 1.76%. There was also notable growth in the percentage of Brickners identifying as having two or more ethnic identities, which increased from 0.77% to 1.26%. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders slightly grew from 0.49% to 0.57%. Interestingly, the 2010 census showed a small portion of Brickners identifying as Black (0.42%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.27%), groups that were not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.41%	95.72%	-1.73%
Hispanic	0.93%	1.76%	89.25%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.26%	63.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.57%	16.33%
Black	0%	0.42%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.27%	0%