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

Bromberger, 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 Bromberger surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bromberger in America

Bromberger is the 111988th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bromberger surname appeared 157 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 Bromberger.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bromberger 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 Bromberger

The surname BROMBERGER originated in Germany and can be traced back to the city of Bromberg (now Bydgoszcz in modern-day Poland). The name is derived from the German word "Brombeere," meaning blackberry, which suggests that the earliest bearers of this name may have been associated with the cultivation or trading of blackberries in the region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BROMBERGER can be found in a 14th-century census record from the city of Bromberg, where a certain "Johannes Bromberger" was listed as a resident. This suggests that the name had already been established in the area by that time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Hans BROMBERGER (1508-1563) was a prominent merchant and member of the city council in Bromberg. His descendants continued to play an influential role in the city's affairs for several generations.

As the BROMBERGER family dispersed from their ancestral homeland, the name spread to other parts of Germany and neighboring countries. In the 18th century, a prominent scholar and theologian named Johann BROMBERGER (1723-1798) was born in Ulm, Germany, and later became a professor at the University of Tübingen.

Another notable figure with the surname BROMBERGER was Karl BROMBERGER (1804-1872), a German lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Frankfurt Parliament during the Revolutions of 1848-1849.

In the 19th century, a notable artist named Fritz BROMBERGER (1862-1919) was born in Mainz, Germany, and became known for his landscape paintings depicting scenes from the Rhineland region.

Throughout its history, the BROMBERGER surname has retained its strong association with its German roots, even as bearers of the name have spread across the globe. While the name may have evolved slightly in spelling or pronunciation over the centuries, its origins can be traced back to the city of Bromberg and the blackberry cultivation that once flourished in that region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bromberger

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

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

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