Explore the Family Name Brillon

The meaning of Brillon

1. French: from Old French brillon ‘trap for birds’ (a derivative of bril ‘trap’), hence a metonymic occupational name for a bird catcher. 2. Altered form of French Brion. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Rodolphe. Spanish Epifanio, Jaime, Javier, Juan, Rosauro.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brillon ranked 49,869 in popularity in 2000 and slightly decreased to a rank of 49,914 in 2010, reflecting a marginal change of -0.09%. The count of individuals with the Brillon surname increased by 6.33% over this decade, going from 395 in 2000 to 420 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 6.67%, moving from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,869	#49,914	-0.09%
Count	395	420	6.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brillon

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Brillon surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The proportion of those identifying as White decreased by 7.93%, from 72.66% to 66.90%. Interestingly, there was a notable increase of 29.08% in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 21.77% to 28.10%. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also slightly decreased by 14.39%, from 2.78% to 2.38%. Lastly, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races saw a small decrease of 6.30%, while the Black category went down to zero in 2010 from 1.52% in 2000. There were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	72.66%	66.9%	-7.93%
Hispanic	21.77%	28.1%	29.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.78%	2.38%	-14.39%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.19%	-6.3%
Black	1.52%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%