How common is the surname Broder?

1,478 people in the United States had the surname Broder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. It ranked 18,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Broder?

David S. Broder, American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.

Where is the surname Broder most common?

Wikidata records people named Broder in the United States.

Is the surname Broder getting more or less common?

More common. 1,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,478 in 2010, up 6.6%.

The surname Broder

A surname, carried by 1,478 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B636

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Broder is more common than 88.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,478 people named Broder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. That is up 6.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,387.

#18,622

rank among US surnames

1,478

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.6%

change since 2000 (was #18,397)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,614	Hayles	1,479	208,753
#18,622	Soroka	1,478	208,894

Who is named Broder

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

93% of people named Broder identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.3%

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 Broders

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

David S. Broder
American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, 1929–2011

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Broder

Broder has the Soundex code B636, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B636.

Questions

How common is the surname Broder?: 1,478 people in the United States had the surname Broder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,894 Americans. It ranked 18,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Broder?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Broder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Broder?: David S. Broder, American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
Where is the surname Broder most common?: Wikidata records people named Broder in the United States.
Is the surname Broder getting more or less common?: More common. 1,387 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,478 in 2010, up 6.6%.