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    The surname Brunk

    A surname, carried by 3,961 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex B652

    Brunk: #8,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Brunk #8,359, 3,961 people Brunk: #8,359 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Brunk #8,359, 3,961 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brunk is more common than 94.8% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,961 people named Brunk in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,946 Americans. That is up 8.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,636.

    #8,359
    rank among US surnames
    3,961
    people in 2010
    1.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.9%
    change since 2000 (was #8,363)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #8,350Despain3,96477,887
    #8,353Ambrosio3,96377,907
    #8,356Hiles3,96277,927
    #8,359Brunk3,96177,946
    #8,361Mounts3,96077,966
    #8,364Taliaferro3,95977,986
    #8,365Schade3,95878,005

    Who is named Brunk

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

    92% of people named Brunk identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Brunks

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sabu
      American professional wrestler, 1964–2025

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Brunk

    Brunk 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 Brunk?
    3,961 people in the United States had the surname Brunk in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,946 Americans. It ranked 8,359th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Brunk?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Brunk identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
    Who is the most famous person named Brunk?
    Sabu, American professional wrestler.
    Where is the surname Brunk most common?
    Wikidata records people named Brunk in the United States.
    Is the surname Brunk getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,636 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,961 in 2010, up 8.9%.