How common is the surname Brookhart?

1,137 people in the United States had the surname Brookhart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brookhart?

Smith W. Brookhart, American politician (1869–1944).

Where is the surname Brookhart most common?

Wikidata records people named Brookhart in the United States.

Is the surname Brookhart getting more or less common?

More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Brookhart

A surname, carried by 1,137 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brookhart is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,137 people named Brookhart in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,045.

#22,592

rank among US surnames

1,137

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #22,870)

Who is named Brookhart

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

95% of people named Brookhart identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brookharts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Smith W. Brookhart
American politician (1869–1944)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brookhart

Brookhart has the Soundex code B626, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B626.

Questions

How common is the surname Brookhart?: 1,137 people in the United States had the surname Brookhart in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 271,544 Americans. It ranked 22,592nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brookhart?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Brookhart identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Brookhart?: Smith W. Brookhart, American politician (1869–1944).
Where is the surname Brookhart most common?: Wikidata records people named Brookhart in the United States.
Is the surname Brookhart getting more or less common?: More common. 1,045 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,137 in 2010, up 8.8%.