Explore the Family Name Brockmann

The meaning of Brockmann

1. North German: topographic name for someone who lived by a marsh, from Middle Low German brook ‘bog, swamp’ + man ‘man’. 2. Jewish: variant of Brockman. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Heinrich, Juergen, Kurt, Siegfried, Uwe, Wilhelm.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brockmann saw a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Brockmann ranked 23,762 in popularity, with 994 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had risen slightly to 23,691 with an increased count of 1,069 individuals. However, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people showed a minor decrease of 2.7 percent, going from 0.37 to 0.36.

20002010Change
Rank#23,762#23,6910.3%
Count9941,0697.55%
Proportion per 100k0.370.36-2.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brockmann

On the matter of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Brockmann surname saw interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. White individuals made up the majority of those with this surname, showing a slight increase from 92.05 percent in 2000 to 93.36 percent in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased by around 34 percent during the same period. Conversely, individuals identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased by about 31 percent, and the percentage of Hispanic individuals with this surname dropped by approximately 17 percent. There were no recorded instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the Brockmann surname in either census year.

20002010Change
White92.05%93.36%1.42%
Hispanic5.53%4.58%-17.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.7%0.94%34.29%
Two or More Races1.21%0.84%-30.58%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%