Explore the Family Name Brusca

The meaning of Brusca

Italian (Sicily): 1. topographic name from southern Italian brusca, bruscia ‘butcher’s broom’, the name of a plant. 2. short form of a compound name formed with brusca, such as Bruscalupi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Nunzio, Antonio, Benedetto, Mario, Orlando, Pietro, Sal, Vincenza.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Brusca" in the United States saw a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Brusca was ranked 40,203rd most common surname, with a count of 513 individuals bearing that name. By 2010, the rank had increased to 38,850th and the count of individuals with the surname rose to 568, indicating a 10.72% rise. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,203	#38,850	3.37%
Count	513	568	10.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brusca

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Brusca surname are of White ethnicity, accounting for 95.32% in 2000 and 94.19% in 2010. This represents a minor decrease of 1.19%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.75% in 2000 to 2.99% in 2010, a change of 70.86%. Those identifying with two or more races remained almost steady at around 1.95%. There were no recorded individuals with the Brusca surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.32%	94.19%	-1.19%
Hispanic	1.75%	2.99%	70.86%
Two or More Races	1.95%	1.94%	-0.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.97%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%