Explore the Family Name Broz

The meaning of Broz

Polish (Broż), Czech and Slovak (Brož), Croatian, and Slovenian: from a short form of the personal names Ambroży (Polish), Ambrož (Czech), Ambrozije (Croatian), Ambrozij (Slovenian), all from Latin Ambrosius (see Ambrose).

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Broz has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Previously ranked at 19,285 in the year 2000, it dropped to 20,697 by 2010, showing a decrease of 7.32%. The count of people with this surname also fell marginally from 1,300 in 2000 to 1,278 in 2010, marking a -1.69% change. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals named Broz per 100,000 people diminished by 10.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,285	#20,697	-7.32%
Count	1,300	1,278	-1.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.43	-10.42%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Broz

The ethnic identity associated with the Broz surname saw some shifts as well during the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.00% in 2000 to 94.13% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation within the Broz surname holders, with a rise from 2.00% to 3.68%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased, albeit from a small base, from 0.69% to 1.10%. However, the percentage of people identifying with two or more races under the Broz surname experienced a minimal decrease from 0.92% to 0.86%. There were no reported changes for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96%	94.13%	-1.95%
Hispanic	2%	3.68%	84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	1.1%	59.42%
Two or More Races	0.92%	0.86%	-6.52%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%