How common is the surname Brake?

6,220 people in the United States had the surname Brake in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,638 Americans. It ranked 5,591st of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Brake most common?

Wikidata records people named Brake in the United States.

Is the surname Brake getting more or less common?

More common. 5,764 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,220 in 2010, up 7.9%.

The surname Brake

A surname, carried by 6,220 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brake is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,220 people named Brake in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,638 Americans. That is up 7.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,764.

#5,591

rank among US surnames

6,220

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+7.9%

change since 2000 (was #5,541)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,585	Duhon	6,223	49,614
#5,588	Ream	6,222	49,622
#5,589	Bruton	6,221	49,630
#5,591	Brake	6,220	49,638
#5,594	Ignacio	6,219	49,646

Who is named Brake

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

87% of people named Brake identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brakes

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Brake
American actor, born 1964

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brake

Brake has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Brake?: 6,220 people in the United States had the surname Brake in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,638 Americans. It ranked 5,591st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brake?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Brake identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brake?: Richard Brake, American actor.
Where is the surname Brake most common?: Wikidata records people named Brake in the United States.
Is the surname Brake getting more or less common?: More common. 5,764 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,220 in 2010, up 7.9%.