How common is the surname Bronk?

1,217 people in the United States had the surname Bronk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Bronk?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bronk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Bronk?

Detlev Bronk, American biophysicist (1897–1975).

Where is the surname Bronk most common?

Wikidata records people named Bronk in the United States.

Is the surname Bronk getting more or less common?

More common. 1,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, up 0.6%.

The surname Bronk

A surname, carried by 1,217 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B652

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bronk is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,217 people named Bronk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. That is up 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,210.

#21,470

rank among US surnames

1,217

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+0.6%

change since 2000 (was #20,413)

Who is named Bronk

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

93% of people named Bronk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.1%

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 Bronks

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Detlev Bronk
American biophysicist (1897–1975)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bronk

Bronk has the Soundex code B652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B652.

Questions

How common is the surname Bronk?: 1,217 people in the United States had the surname Bronk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 253,694 Americans. It ranked 21,470th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bronk?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Bronk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Bronk?: Detlev Bronk, American biophysicist (1897–1975).
Where is the surname Bronk most common?: Wikidata records people named Bronk in the United States.
Is the surname Bronk getting more or less common?: More common. 1,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,217 in 2010, up 0.6%.