How common is the surname Browder?

6,249 people in the United States had the surname Browder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. It ranked 5,563rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Browder?

Ben Browder, American actor, followed by Bill Browder.

Where is the surname Browder most common?

Wikidata records people named Browder in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Browder getting more or less common?

More common. 6,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,249 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Browder

A surname, carried by 6,249 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). Browder is more common than 96.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,249 people named Browder in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,056.

#5,563

rank among US surnames

6,249

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,292)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,560	Rood	6,254	49,368
#5,561	Dew	6,252	49,383
#5,562	Duffey	6,251	49,391
#5,563	Browder	6,249	49,407

Who is named Browder

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

68% of people named Browder identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Browders

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ben Browder
American actor, born 1962
Bill Browder
American-born British businessman and political activist (born 1964)
Earl Browder
American politician (1891–1973)
William Browder
American mathematician (1934–2025)
Felix Browder
American mathematician (1927-2016)

Notable Browders come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Browder

Browder 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 Browder?: 6,249 people in the United States had the surname Browder in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 49,407 Americans. It ranked 5,563rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Browder?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Browder identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Browder?: Ben Browder, American actor, followed by Bill Browder.
Where is the surname Browder most common?: Wikidata records people named Browder in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Browder getting more or less common?: More common. 6,056 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,249 in 2010, up 3.2%.