Explore the Family Name Brockel

The meaning of Brockel

German (also Bröckel): 1. in northern Germany, a habitational name from Bröckel near Celle or from Brökeln on the river Weser. 2. in southern Germany, a variant of Brock 5. Compare Broeckel. Some characteristic forenames: German Gottlieb, Kurt.

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

The surname Brockel, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,708th in terms of most common surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 48,436th place, marking a change of -10.82%. The actual count of people with the surname also decreased from 465 in 2000 to 436 in 2010, a decline of 6.24%. When measured as a proportion per 100,000 people, the number of individuals named Brockel dropped by 11.76% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,708	#48,436	-10.82%
Count	465	436	-6.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brockel

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Brockel surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that a significant majority of those bearing this name identified as White in both 2000 (95.48%) and 2010 (95.41%), showing little change over the decade. There were no reported instances of individuals with the Brockel name identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races increased from 2.37% in 2000 to 2.75% in 2010, reflecting a growth of 16.03%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.48%	95.41%	-0.07%
Two or More Races	2.37%	2.75%	16.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.08%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%