Explore the Family Name Brodbeck

The meaning of Brodbeck

German: occupational name for a baker, from Middle High German brōt ‘bread’ + becke ‘baker’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brodbeck experienced slight shifts in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Starting with a rank of 16,326 in 2000, it slipped to 17,323 in 2010, marking a decrease in popularity of approximately 6.11%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly from 1,625 in 2000 to 1,632 in 2010 - an increase of 0.43%. The proportion per 100k also fell marginally by 8.33%, indicating that while the Brodbeck surname is not among the most common in the U.S., it still maintains a steady presence.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,326	#17,323	-6.11%
Count	1,625	1,632	0.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.55	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brodbeck

The ethnic identity associated with the Brodbeck surname has seen some changes over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the predominant ethnicity was White, accounting for 96.43% of those with the surname, which decreased slightly to 95.53% in 2010. The Hispanic representation saw an increase of 18.75%, albeit from a small base of 1.60% in 2000 to 1.90% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races also rose significantly from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.23% in 2010, a change of 43.02%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander slightly dropped from 0.92% to 0.86%. There were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.43%	95.53%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.6%	1.9%	18.75%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.23%	43.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.92%	0.86%	-6.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%