Explore the Family Name Brouse

The meaning of Brouse

Americanized form of German Braus or its variant Brauss, and of Brause.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Brouse has seen a decrease in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked at 17,970 and was carried by approximately 1,433 individuals, accounting for about 0.53 per 100,000 people. By 2010, however, its rank had fallen to 21,707 and the count dropped to 1,199, representing only 0.41 per 100,000 people. This reflects a change of -20.8 in rank and a -16.33 percent decrease in the number of people with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,970	#21,707	-20.8%
Count	1,433	1,199	-16.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.41	-22.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brouse

The ethnic identity distribution for the surname Brouse also experienced shifts during the same time period, as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority identified as White (95.39%), followed by Hispanic (1.54%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (1.19%), Two or more races (0.91%), Asian/Pacific Islander (0.56%), and Black (0.42%). However, by 2010, the proportion identifying as White decreased slightly to 94.25%, while the Hispanic representation increased significantly to 2.59%. The proportion of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Natives also rose to 1.25%, and those reporting as part of two or more races marginally increased to 0.92%. Meanwhile, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in the 2010 data for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.39%	94.25%	-1.2%
Hispanic	1.54%	2.59%	68.18%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.19%	1.25%	5.04%
Two or More Races	0.91%	0.92%	1.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0%	0%
Black	0.42%	0%	0%