Explore the Family Name Brosky

The meaning of Brosky

American shortened form of Ukrainian Borovsky, Slovak or Czech Borovský, and possibly also of some other similarly spelled Slavic names. It is also a variant of Broski, which is in great part of Polish origin.

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

The popularity of the surname Brosky is derived from data collated during the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Brosky occupied the 30,516th rank in terms of surname prevalence in the United States; however, by 2010, it had slipped slightly to the 32,396th position, reflecting a decrease of about 6.16%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Brosky surname also saw a modest reduction from 722 in 2000 to 710 in 2010, marking a change of -1.66%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k individuals also shrank by 11.11% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,516	#32,396	-6.16%
Count	722	710	-1.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brosky

The ethnicity associated with the Brosky surname has also been detailed according to findings from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of those bearing the Brosky surname identified as White, accounting for 95.84% in 2000 and 94.79% in 2010, showing a slight decline of 1.10%. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation among Broskys, moving from 1.25% in 2000 to 2.54% in 2010, an increase of 103.20%. A small percentage of people with the Brosky name identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races. However, no one under this surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	94.79%	-1.1%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.54%	103.2%
Two or More Races	2.22%	1.83%	-17.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%