How common is the surname Brosius?

1,937 people in the United States had the surname Brosius in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,394 Americans. It ranked 15,210th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brosius?

Scott Brosius, American professional baseball player, third baseman, coach.

Where is the surname Brosius most common?

Wikidata records people named Brosius in the United States.

Is the surname Brosius getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,968 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,937 in 2010, down 1.6%.

The surname Brosius

A German surname, carried by 1,937 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex B622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brosius is more common than 90.6% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Brosius.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,937 people named Brosius in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 159,394 Americans. That is down 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,968.

#15,210

rank among US surnames

1,937

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

-1.6%

change since 2000 (was #14,049)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,201	Munk	1,938	159,311
#15,210	Schnur	1,937	159,394
#15,217	Nathanson	1,936	159,476

Who is named Brosius

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

96% of people named Brosius identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.4% as two or more races and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brosiuss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Scott Brosius
American professional baseball player, third baseman, coach, born 1966

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Brocious
Brosious

Brosius has the Soundex code B622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B622.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Brosius come from?: Borrowed from German Brosius.
How common is the surname Brosius?: 1,937 people in the United States had the surname Brosius in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 159,394 Americans. It ranked 15,210th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brosius?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brosius identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.4% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Brosius?: Scott Brosius, American professional baseball player, third baseman, coach.
Where is the surname Brosius most common?: Wikidata records people named Brosius in the United States.
Is the surname Brosius getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,968 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,937 in 2010, down 1.6%.
What are other spellings of Brosius?: Brocious and Brosious.