Explore the Family Name Brillhart

The meaning of Brillhart

Americanized form of Swiss German Brüllhardt, unexplained. Compare Brilhart.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Brillhart has seen a slight shift. In 2000, it was ranked at 19,313 in terms of prevalence, which improved to 20,076 by 2010, marking a decrease in popularity by 3.95%. The actual count of individuals with this surname modestly increased from 1,298 in 2000 to 1,331 in 2010, a growth of 2.54%. However, when considering its proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease of 6.25%, from 0.48 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,313	#20,076	-3.95%
Count	1,298	1,331	2.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.45	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brillhart

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Brillhart also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with 96.92% in 2000 and 95.49% in 2010, showing a slight decrease of 1.48%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. Individuals identifying as having two or more races decreased by 16.88%, from 1.54% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. However, there were significant increases in the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. Hispanic representation grew by 177.78%, from 0.54% in 2000 to 1.50% in 2010, while American Indian and Alaskan Native representation increased by 80.43%, from 0.46% in 2000 to 0.83% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.92%	95.49%	-1.48%
Hispanic	0.54%	1.5%	177.78%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.28%	-16.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.46%	0.83%	80.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%