Explore the Family Name Brockmeyer

The meaning of Brockmeyer

North German: distinguishing name for the tenant farmer (see Meyer) of a farm on boggy ground, from Middle Low German brook ‘swamp, bog’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Brockmeyer has seen a slight increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 22,670th among all surnames, and by 2010, it moved to the 23,354th position, indicating a decrease in rank by approximately 3.02%. However, the count of people bearing this surname increased from 1,058 in 2000 to 1,090 in 2010, marking a growth rate of about 3.02%. The proportion per 100,000 people dropped slightly from 0.39 to 0.37 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,670	#23,354	-3.02%
Count	1,058	1,090	3.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.37	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brockmeyer

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Brockmeyer surname identify as White, with an increase in this population from 95.46% in 2000 to 95.60% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander category reported the most significant change, growing by approximately 66.67% from 0.66% in 2000 to 1.10% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic also saw a slight rise, from 1.42% to 1.56%. However, the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more ethnicities declined by about 35.24%, dropping from 2.27% in 2000 to 1.47% in 2010. The Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native categories reported no changes during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.46%	95.6%	0.15%
Hispanic	1.42%	1.56%	9.86%
Two or More Races	2.27%	1.47%	-35.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	1.1%	66.67%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%