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The Brobst surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,957 people carried this name — #15,074 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,951).

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 84 people named Brobst.

Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Haut-Rhin 36
Moselle 29
Gers 5
Bas-Rhin 5
Territoire de Belfort 5
Marne 2
Hautes-Pyrénées 1
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Brobst in American newspapers,
1899–1928.

Newspaper page from Plentywood Herald carrying the name Brobst
Plentywood Herald 1928-07-26
Newspaper page from The Caldwell Tribune carrying the name Brobst
The Caldwell Tribune 1910-12-23
Newspaper page from The Seattle Post-intelligencer carrying the name Brobst
The Seattle Post-intelligencer 1899-06-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 7,794 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Brobst,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Donald A. Brobst 1925–2011 · geologist
  • Kenny Wayne Shepherd 1977– · guitarist
  • Annie Brobst 1985– · singer-songwriter

Wikidata (CC0).

When the index is not enough

This page says where Brobst is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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