Explore the Family Name Brouard

The meaning of Brouard

French and Channel Islands (Guernsey): nickname from Old French breu, brou ‘gruel, broth’ + the perjorative suffix -ard, denoting a poor man (who lived on soup) or a miser.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brouard has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Brouard was ranked as the 121,058th most popular surname in the United States, with 132 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the rank had improved to 109,758, representing a 9.33% increase in popularity. The count of individuals bearing the Brouard surname also rose from 132 in 2000 to 161 in 2010, marking a substantial growth of 21.97%. However, the proportion of people named Brouard per 100,000 remained constant at 0.05 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#121,058	#109,758	9.33%
Count	132	161	21.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brouard

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Brouard, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there were some shifts in its distribution between 2000 and 2010. In both years, the largest percentage of those with the surname identified as White, although the proportion decreased slightly from 69.70% in 2000 to 67.08% in 2010. The second-largest group was those identifying as Black, which also saw a slight decrease from 21.21% to 20.50% over the decade. Meanwhile, the proportion of Brouards identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled, increasing from 4.55% in 2000 to 8.70% in 2010. However, no Brouards identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.7%	67.08%	-3.76%
Black	21.21%	20.5%	-3.35%
Hispanic	4.55%	8.7%	91.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%