Explore the Family Name Brodersen

The meaning of Brodersen

North German, Danish, and Norwegian: patronymic from Broder as a personal name. Compare Broderson 1 and Brotherson 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Ewald, Franz, Fritz, Heinz, Lorenz, Ruediger. Scandinavian Astrid, Bendt, Carsten, Iver.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brodersen showed a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 17,846 in 2000 to 17,717 in 2010, marking an upward shift of 0.72. In terms of count, there were 1,446 individuals with the Brodersen surname in 2000 and this figure rose by 9.47% to reach 1,583 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people stayed consistent at 0.54 during this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,846	#17,717	0.72%
Count	1,446	1,583	9.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.54	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brodersen

The ethnic identity associated with the Brodersen surname also saw some changes based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 0.48 in 2000 to 0.82 in 2010, a significant rise of 70.83%. Those identifying as belonging to two or more races also increased by 49.48%, moving from 0.97 to 1.45%. The majority of Brodersens identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 96.89% in 2000 to 95.01% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, which rose slightly from 1.52 to 1.64%. Interestingly, there were no Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native Brodersens recorded in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 0.69% and 0.38% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	95.01%	-1.94%
Hispanic	1.52%	1.64%	7.89%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.45%	49.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.48%	0.82%	70.83%
Black	0%	0.69%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.38%	0%