Explore the Family Name Fillebrown

The meaning of Fillebrown

Americanized form of German Fillbrunn or Vielbrunn: habitational name from the town of Vielbrunn (‘many springs’) in the Odenwald Mountains, north of Heidelberg. The surnames Fillbrunn and Vielbrunn are very rare in Germany. Compare Filbrun.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fillebrown showed a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 82,019 in 2000, it moved up to 80,678 by 2010, a change of 1.63%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 214 to 235, marking an increase of 9.81% over the decade. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08.

20002010Change
Rank#82,019#80,6781.63%
Count2142359.81%
Proportion per 100k0.080.080%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fillebrown

In terms of ethnic identity, as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of the Fillebrowns identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 95.33% of the Fillebrowns were White, which slightly decreased to 93.62% by 2010. It's also worth noting that there was a small emergence of Hispanic representation within the Fillebrowns in 2010, at 3.83%, where there had previously been none in 2000. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, those of two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either not represented or data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

20002010Change
White95.33%93.62%-1.79%
Hispanic0%3.83%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%