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

Broll, 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 Broll surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Broll in America

Broll is the 67126th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Broll surname appeared 294 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Broll.

We can also compare 2010 data for Broll 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 Broll

The surname BROLL is believed to have originated in Germany, with its earliest known records dating back to the 14th century. The name is thought to derive from the Old German word "brol," which means "to roll" or "to tumble." This suggests that the name may have initially been given as a nickname or occupational name to someone who worked as a roller or tumbler, perhaps in a textile or manufacturing industry.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BROLL can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the region of Saxony, Germany. In these records, dated around 1380, a man named Johannes Broll is mentioned as a landowner in the town of Zwickau.

Another notable early reference to the BROLL name comes from the Stadtbücher (city books) of Lübeck, a city in northern Germany. These records, dating back to the late 15th century, contain mentions of several individuals with the surname BROLL, including a merchant named Hinrich Broll, who lived in the city in the 1470s.

In the 16th century, the name BROLL began to spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe. One notable figure from this era was Hans Broll, a Dutch painter born in 1550 in Antwerp, who is known for his landscapes and still-life works.

As the centuries progressed, the BROLL name continued to appear in various historical records and documents across Europe. In the 18th century, a German composer named Johann Heinrich Broll (1715-1784) gained recognition for his contributions to the development of the symphony and concerto genres.

Another noteworthy individual with the BROLL surname was Friedrich Broll (1824-1904), a German botanist and explorer who conducted extensive research on the flora of South America and made significant contributions to the field of plant taxonomy.

In the 20th century, the BROLL name gained further prominence with individuals such as Max Broll (1889-1967), a German actor and film director who worked in both Germany and Hollywood, and Hans Broll (1920-2003), a German political scientist and writer who published extensively on topics related to international relations and conflict resolution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Broll

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

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 Broll 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 Broll 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 Broll was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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