Explore the Family Name Bruske

The meaning of Bruske

1. German (also Brüske): variant of Brüschke, a diminutive of Brüsch ‘heather, broom, brushwood’ (see Bruesch). 2. Germanized form of Sorbian Brusk and Bruska (and possibly also of some other similar or like-sounding surname): from brusk, an Upper Sorbian diminutive of brus ‘whetstone’ (see Brus). 3. Germanized form of Sorbian Brozk and Brozka: from a pet form of the personal name Broz(a), a vernacular short form of Latin Ambrosius (see Ambrose). Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bruske had a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 64,385th and dropped to 70,645th by 2010, a change of approximately -9.72%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also decreased from 289 in 2000 to 277 in 2010, representing a -4.15% change. As a proportion per 100k people, the prevalence of the surname Bruske declined by -18.18% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#70,645	-9.72%
Count	289	277	-4.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bruske

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Bruske identify as White. The percentage slightly increased from 93.77% in 2000 to 94.22% in 2010. The portion identifying as Hispanic saw a decline of -16.57%, going from 5.19% in 2000 to 4.33% in 2010. There were no significant changes in other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.77%	94.22%	0.48%
Hispanic	5.19%	4.33%	-16.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%