Explore the Family Name Middlebrooks

The meaning of Middlebrooks

English: variant of Middlebrook.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Middlebrooks saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 7,228th most popular in the United States, moving up to 7,198th by 2010 which represents a modest change of 0.42 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname grew from 4,257 to 4,643 over the same period, indicating an increase of 9.07 percent. However, as a proportion of the total population per 100,000 people, the occurrence of this surname slightly decreased by 0.63 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#7,228	#7,198	0.42%
Count	4,257	4,643	9.07%
Proportion per 100k	1.58	1.57	-0.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Middlebrooks

When looking at ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there have been some shifts among those carrying the Middlebrooks surname between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as Black increased slightly from 53.11 percent to 54.06 percent. Meanwhile, there was a substantial rise in the percentage identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, jumping from 0.31 percent to 0.69 percent, a significant change of 122.58 percent. A notable increase can also be seen in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 0.73 percent to 1.38 percent. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as White and Asian/Pacific Islander experienced drops of 6.12 percent and 6.25 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	53.11%	54.06%	1.79%
White	44.14%	41.44%	-6.12%
Two or More Races	1.55%	2.28%	47.1%
Hispanic	0.73%	1.38%	89.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.31%	0.69%	122.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.16%	0.15%	-6.25%