Explore the Family Name Broeker

The meaning of Broeker

1. Dutch: from a variant of the personal name Broekaert, itself a variant of Burghart. 2. Dutch: topographic name for someone living in a marsh, an agent derivative of Middle Dutch broek. 3. North German (Bröker): variant of Bröcker (see Brocker). Compare Broker and Brooker.

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

The surname Broeker, based on Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a minor increase in popularity between the years 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 24,892 with 938 individuals bearing the name, while by 2010 the rank slightly improved to 24,874 and the count increased to 1,000. This change represents a modest growth of 6.61 percent over the decade. However, the proportion of people named Broeker per 100,000 decreased by 2.86 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,892	#24,874	0.07%
Count	938	1,000	6.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Broeker

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Broeker identify as White, with 96.38 percent in 2000 increasing slightly to 96.50 percent in 2010. Over the same period, there was a notable increase of 150.00 percent in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, though they still represent a small portion of the total. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more races declined significantly from 2.24 percent in 2000 to just 0.90 percent in 2010. There were no changes reported for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.38%	96.5%	0.12%
Hispanic	0.64%	1.6%	150%
Two or More Races	2.24%	0.9%	-59.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.5%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%