How common is the surname Brod?

1,104 people in the United States had the surname Brod in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,661 Americans. It ranked 23,120th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brod?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Brod identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brod?

Max Brod, Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968).

Where is the surname Brod most common?

Wikidata records people named Brod in Israel.

Is the surname Brod getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,104 in 2010, down 4.2%.

The surname Brod

A surname, carried by 1,104 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brod is more common than 85.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,104 people named Brod in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 279,661 Americans. That is down 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,153.

#23,120

rank among US surnames

1,104

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-4.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,209)

Who is named Brod

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

94% of people named Brod identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brods

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Max Brod
Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brod

Brod has the Soundex code B630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B630.

Questions

How common is the surname Brod?: 1,104 people in the United States had the surname Brod in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 279,661 Americans. It ranked 23,120th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brod?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Brod identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brod?: Max Brod, Bohemian-Israeli author, composer, and journalist (1884–1968).
Where is the surname Brod most common?: Wikidata records people named Brod in Israel.
Is the surname Brod getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,104 in 2010, down 4.2%.