How common is the surname Brockwell?

1,293 people in the United States had the surname Brockwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brockwell?

In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Brockwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brockwell?

Gladys Brockwell, American actress (1893-1929).

Where is the surname Brockwell most common?

Wikidata records people named Brockwell in the United States.

Is the surname Brockwell getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname Brockwell

A surname, carried by 1,293 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B624

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brockwell is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,293 people named Brockwell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,320.

#20,512

rank among US surnames

1,293

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #19,071)

Who is named Brockwell

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

97% of people named Brockwell identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 97%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brockwells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gladys Brockwell
American actress (1893-1929)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brockwell

Brockwell has the Soundex code B624, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B624.

Questions

How common is the surname Brockwell?: 1,293 people in the United States had the surname Brockwell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,782 Americans. It ranked 20,512th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brockwell?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Brockwell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brockwell?: Gladys Brockwell, American actress (1893-1929).
Where is the surname Brockwell most common?: Wikidata records people named Brockwell in the United States.
Is the surname Brockwell getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,320 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,293 in 2010, down 2.0%.