Explore the Family Name Briskey

The meaning of Briskey

1. English: variant of Briscoe. 2. Americanized form of German Brüske (see Brueske). Compare Brisky 2. 3. Americanized form of Polish Brzeski and possibly also Brzyski, or Slovenian and Croatian Briški (see Briski 1). Compare Brisky 3.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Briskey has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 31,563rd and increased to 32,031st by 2010, representing a decline of 1.48%. However, the actual count of people with this surname rose from 693 to 720, showing a growth rate of 3.9%. The proportion of Briskeys per 100k individuals also shrunk by 7.69%, moving from 0.26 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,563	#32,031	-1.48%
Count	693	720	3.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Briskey

The ethnicity associated with the Briskey name showed some changes as well between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The data reveals that people identifying as White formed the majority, although their percentage decreased slightly from 74.6% to 71.81%. Black individuals represented the second-largest group, making up 22.94% in 2000 and slightly falling to 22.64% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as two or more races, which jumped from 1.44% to 3.06%. The Hispanic category also saw an emergence in 2010, accounting for 1.94% of Briskeys. There were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.6%	71.81%	-3.74%
Black	22.94%	22.64%	-1.31%
Two or More Races	1.44%	3.06%	112.5%
Hispanic	0%	1.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%