Explore the Family Name Brox

The meaning of Brox

1. German: patronymic from Brock, a short form of the personal name Brockert. 2. Dutch: variant of Brokx, a cognate of 1 above, or a variant of Broeks, a topographic name for someone living by a broek ‘swampy field, marsh’. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunter.

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

The Brox surname has seen a slight rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked at 58,999 and then shifted up to 55,841 by 2010, which represents a growth of 5.35%. The count of people with this surname also increased during this period, moving from 321 individuals in 2000 to 367 in 2010, a change of 14.33%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#55,841	5.35%
Count	321	367	14.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brox

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Brox surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, several shifts are noticeable between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 74.77% to 66.21%, representing an 11.45% decrease. Meanwhile, the Black ethnicity saw a significant increase, from 20.56% in 2000 to 27.52% in 2010, marking a 33.85% growth. Hispanic representation also rose slightly from 2.80% to 3.00%. There was no recorded presence of the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. However, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, accounting for 1.91%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.77%	66.21%	-11.45%
Black	20.56%	27.52%	33.85%
Hispanic	2.8%	3%	7.14%
Two or More Races	0%	1.91%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%