How common is the surname Brobst?

1,957 people in the United States had the surname Brobst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. It ranked 15,074th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brobst?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brobst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brobst?

Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American guitarist.

Where is the surname Brobst most common?

Wikidata records people named Brobst in the United States.

Is the surname Brobst getting more or less common?

More common. 1,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,957 in 2010, up 0.3%.

The surname Brobst

A surname, carried by 1,957 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B612

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brobst is more common than 90.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,957 people named Brobst in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,951.

#15,074

rank among US surnames

1,957

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.3%

change since 2000 (was #14,143)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,066	Mitra	1,958	157,684
#15,074	Bolds	1,957	157,765
#15,080	Marmol	1,956	157,845

Who is named Brobst

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

96% of people named Brobst identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brobsts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kenny Wayne Shepherd
American guitarist, born 1977

Questions

How common is the surname Brobst?: 1,957 people in the United States had the surname Brobst in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 157,765 Americans. It ranked 15,074th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brobst?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brobst identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brobst?: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, American guitarist.
Where is the surname Brobst most common?: Wikidata records people named Brobst in the United States.
Is the surname Brobst getting more or less common?: More common. 1,951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,957 in 2010, up 0.3%.