Explore the Family Name Brisker

The meaning of Brisker

1. English (Warwickshire): variant of Briscoe. 2. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Brisk. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Emanuel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Brisker" has seen a significant decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 40,908th most common surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 55,619th position, marking a decrease of approximately 36%. The actual count of individuals bearing this surname also declined during this period from 503 to 369, reflecting a drop of roughly 27%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname decreased by about 32%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,908	#55,619	-35.96%
Count	503	369	-26.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.13	-31.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brisker

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Brisker", data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of individuals identifying as white with this surname decreased by 20%, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased by around 9%. Furthermore, the data indicates an increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic from about 1% to nearly 2%. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races appeared for the first time in 2010, at about 3%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant or was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	60.83%	66.4%	9.16%
White	35.59%	28.46%	-20.03%
Two or More Races	0%	2.71%	0%
Hispanic	1.19%	1.9%	59.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.99%	0%	0%