How common is the surname Brust?

2,976 people in the United States had the surname Brust in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,745 Americans. It ranked 10,729th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Brust?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brust identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Brust?

Steven Brust, American fantasy and science fiction author.

Where is the surname Brust most common?

Wikidata records people named Brust in the United States.

Is the surname Brust getting more or less common?

More common. 2,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,976 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Brust

A surname, carried by 2,976 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex B623

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brust is more common than 93.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,976 people named Brust in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 103,745 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,673.

#10,729

rank among US surnames

2,976

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+11.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,923)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,724	Chidester	2,979	103,641
#10,726	Hennigan	2,978	103,675
#10,728	Spoon	2,977	103,710
#10,729	Lumley	2,976	103,745
#10,731	DeFilippo	2,975	103,780
#10,736	Haman	2,974	103,815

Who is named Brust

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

96% of people named Brust identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brusts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steven Brust
American fantasy and science fiction author, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Brust

Brust has the Soundex code B623, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B623.

Questions

How common is the surname Brust?: 2,976 people in the United States had the surname Brust in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 103,745 Americans. It ranked 10,729th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brust?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Brust identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Brust?: Steven Brust, American fantasy and science fiction author.
Where is the surname Brust most common?: Wikidata records people named Brust in the United States.
Is the surname Brust getting more or less common?: More common. 2,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,976 in 2010, up 11%.