Explore the Family Name Brotherson

The meaning of Brotherson

1. Americanized form of North German, Norwegian, and Danish Brodersen, or Jewish Broderson. 2. English: from Middle English brother, broder ‘brother’ + son, or from the surname Brother + patronymic -son.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brotherson saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brotherson was ranked as the 54,020th most popular surname in the United States, with a count of 358 individuals carrying this last name. By 2010, it had fallen to the 62,045th position, a change of -14.86%, with a count of 323 individuals, marking a drop of -9.78%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by -15.38% from 0.13 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,020	#62,045	-14.86%
Count	358	323	-9.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brotherson

The ethnicity distribution of individuals with the Brotherson surname has also shifted slightly over the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. As of 2000, primarily White individuals carried the surname, at 73.74%, followed by Black individuals at 21.51%, Hispanic at 2.23%, and those identifying with two or more races at 1.96%. There were no reported instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. By 2010, there was an increase in the percentage of White and Hispanic individuals, up to 78.64% and 2.48% respectively. However, the percentage of Black individuals decreased to 17.03%. Interestingly, the number of individuals with two or more races dropped to zero during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.74%	78.64%	6.64%
Black	21.51%	17.03%	-20.83%
Hispanic	2.23%	2.48%	11.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.96%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%