How common is the surname Broussard?

26,971 people in the United States had the surname Broussard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,447 Americans. It ranked 1,302nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Broussard?

Israel Broussard, American actor, followed by Robert F. Broussard.

Where is the surname Broussard most common?

Wikidata records people named Broussard in the United States.

Is the surname Broussard getting more or less common?

More common. 25,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,971 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Broussard

A French surname, carried by 26,971 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). Broussard is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Broussard.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 26,971 people named Broussard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,447 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 25,735.

#1,302

rank among US surnames

26,971

people in 2010

9.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,249)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,293	Muller	27,216	11,344
#1,294	Courtney	27,205	11,349
#1,295	Slaughter	27,155	11,370
#1,296	Polk	27,094	11,395
#1,297	Lemus	27,079	11,402
#1,298	Covington	27,068	11,406
#1,299	Madrigal	27,033	11,421

Who is named Broussard

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

68% of people named Broussard identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Broussards

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Israel Broussard
American actor, born 1994
Robert F. Broussard
American politician (1864-1918)
Edwin S. Broussard
American politician (1874-1934)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Broussard

Brassard

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

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Broussard come from?: Borrowed from French Broussard.
How common is the surname Broussard?: 26,971 people in the United States had the surname Broussard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,447 Americans. It ranked 1,302nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Broussard?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Broussard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Broussard?: Israel Broussard, American actor, followed by Robert F. Broussard.
Where is the surname Broussard most common?: Wikidata records people named Broussard in the United States.
Is the surname Broussard getting more or less common?: More common. 25,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 26,971 in 2010, up 4.8%.