How common is the surname Brecht?

2,289 people in the United States had the surname Brecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,882 Americans. It ranked 13,326th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brecht?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Brecht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brecht?

George Brecht, American artist and composer (1926-2008).

Where is the surname Brecht most common?

Wikidata records people named Brecht in the United States.

Is the surname Brecht getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,289 in 2010, down 1.2%.

The surname Brecht

A surname, carried by 2,289 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brecht is more common than 91.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,289 people named Brecht in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,882 Americans. That is down 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,317.

#13,326

rank among US surnames

2,289

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-1.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,305)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,322	Trumbull	2,290	134,823
#13,326	Lamotte	2,289	134,882
#13,330	Bothwell	2,288	134,941
#13,334	Korb	2,287	135,000

Who is named Brecht

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

95% of people named Brecht identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brechts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

George Brecht
American artist and composer (1926-2008)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brecht

Brecht has the Soundex code B623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B623.

Questions

How common is the surname Brecht?: 2,289 people in the United States had the surname Brecht in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,882 Americans. It ranked 13,326th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brecht?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Brecht identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brecht?: George Brecht, American artist and composer (1926-2008).
Where is the surname Brecht most common?: Wikidata records people named Brecht in the United States.
Is the surname Brecht getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,317 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,289 in 2010, down 1.2%.