Explore the Family Name Broach

The meaning of Broach

1. Scottish: habitational name from Broats in Kirkpatrick-Fleming (Dumfriesshire). 2. English: from Middle English bro(u)che ‘pointed weapon or instrument; clasp, brooch, pin’, perhaps an occupational name for one who made or sold such items.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Broach ranked 12,919 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to 13,230 in 2010, marking a decrease of 2.41 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Broach surname increased by 5.87 percent during the same decade, growing from 2,181 to 2,309. The proportion of people named Broach per 100,000 also decreased slightly, from 0.81 to 0.78.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,919	#13,230	-2.41%
Count	2,181	2,309	5.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.81	0.78	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Broach

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in 2000, the majority (82.26 percent) of individuals with the Broach surname identified as White. This percentage dropped slightly to 80.90 percent by 2010. Over the same period, the percentage identifying as Black decreased slightly from 15.31 percent to 14.98 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of people with the Broach surname identifying as having two or more ethnicities saw a significant increase from 0.92 percent in 2000 to 2.34 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic also increased from 0.87 percent to 1.3 percent. However, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native fell to 0 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	82.26%	80.9%	-1.65%
Black	15.31%	14.98%	-2.16%
Two or More Races	0.92%	2.34%	154.35%
Hispanic	0.87%	1.3%	49.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.28%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.37%	0%	0%