Find out how popular the last name Brack is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Brack.

Brack, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Brack surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Brack in America

Brack is the 9108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Brack surname appeared 3,588 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Brack.

We can also compare 2010 data for Brack to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Brack

The surname "BRACK" is believed to have originated in Germany and the Netherlands. It is thought to be derived from the old German word "brache", meaning a fallow or uncultivated field. The name may have referred to someone who lived near or worked on such a field.

In earlier records, the surname appears with various spellings such as "Brack", "Brak", and "Brakke". One of the earliest known mentions of the name is found in the Dutch Republiek records of the late 16th century, where a "Jan Brakke" is listed as a resident of Amsterdam.

The name "BRACK" can also be traced back to the Domesday Book of 1086, which records a "Brac" as a landholder in Lincolnshire, England. This suggests that the name may have been present in England even before the Norman Conquest.

Notable individuals with the surname "BRACK" throughout history include Johann Brack (1653-1718), a German Protestant theologian and author of several religious treatises. Another prominent figure was Sir Thomas Brack (1776-1845), a British naval officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded individuals with the name was Peter Brack (1740-1821), a German immigrant who fought in the American Revolutionary War. A more recent example is John Brack (1920-1999), an Australian artist and writer known for his paintings depicting everyday life in suburban Australia.

The surname "BRACK" has also been associated with several place names, such as Brack in County Cavan, Ireland, and Brack's Plantation, a former settlement in South Carolina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Brack

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Brack.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Brack was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Brack has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Brack was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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