Explore the Family Name Claybrook

The meaning of Claybrook

English (Shropshire): habitational name from any of various minor places called Claybrook, from Old English clǣg ‘clay’ + brōc ‘brook’, for example Claybrook in Shropshire or Claybrooke Magna and Claybrooke Parva in Leicestershire.

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

The surname Claybrook has seen a modest shift in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname ranked 21,335, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly in ranking to 21,895, representing a decrease of 2.62%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,144 in 2000 to 1,186 in 2010, showing a growth of 3.67%. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped by 4.76%, from 0.42 to 0.40.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,335	#21,895	-2.62%
Count	1,144	1,186	3.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.4	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Claybrook

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Claybrook, changes were observed between 2000 and 2010. The Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the percentage of individuals identifying as White increased slightly from 67.57% to 68.89%. Those identifying as two or more races showed the most significant increase from 1.14% to 2.87%, a growth of 151.75%. Hispanic representation also saw a rise from 1.66% to 2.36%. Conversely, the Black population decreased from 28.41% to 24.45%. Notably, there was no reported data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, potentially due to information suppression for privacy protection.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.57%	68.89%	1.95%
Black	28.41%	24.45%	-13.94%
Two or More Races	1.14%	2.87%	151.75%
Hispanic	1.66%	2.36%	42.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	0%	0%