Explore the Family Name Brisbois

The meaning of Brisbois

French: variant of Brisebois and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Jacques.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brisbois ranked 30,753 in popularity in the year 2000 and slightly fell to rank 30,825 by 2010, indicating a minimal drop of 0.23%. The total count of individuals with this surname increased from 715 to 755 during this decade, a growth of about 5.59%. Despite the increase in count, the proportion of the Brisbois surname per 100,000 people decreased by 3.7%, from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#30,825	-0.23%
Count	715	755	5.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brisbois

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals carrying the Brisbois surname identified as White, although this percentage declined from 84.48% in 2000 to 81.32% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic and American Indian or Alaskan Native increased over the decade, with Hispanics experiencing a significant rise of 63.81%, from 2.10% to 3.44%. The American Indian or Alaskan Native group also saw an increase, climbing from 9.79% to 11.39%. Those identifying as part of two or more races decreased slightly from 3.36% to 3.05%. In both 2000 and 2010, there were no reported instances of individuals with the Brisbois surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.48%	81.32%	-3.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	9.79%	11.39%	16.34%
Hispanic	2.1%	3.44%	63.81%
Two or More Races	3.36%	3.05%	-9.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%