The Brockman surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,204 people carried this name — #3,223 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 26,300 people counted. That is up 3% from 10,837 in 2000.

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In the Nordic population registers

63 people named Brockman are counted in Sweden and Finland.

Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.

Counted, by country

Sweden (2022) 43
Finland (2026) 20

Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

20 families named Brockman, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 121 people lived in those households, 6.1 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Virginia 12
Pennsylvania 3
New York 2
South Carolina 2
North Carolina 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 231 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Brockman in American newspapers,
1902–1921.

Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Brockman
The Mirror And Farmer 1916-02-03
Newspaper page from The Washington Daily News carrying the name Brockman
The Washington Daily News 1921-12-07
Newspaper page from The San Francisco Call carrying the name Brockman
The San Francisco Call 1902-03-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Brockman in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

20,215 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brockman. The most, 4,359, date from the 1930s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Western Australia, at 9.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 16,803
Victoria 1,365
New South Wales 694
South Australia 585
Queensland 437
Tasmania 251
ACT (Canberra) 50
Northern Territory 14

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Brockman.

Who carried it

People named Brockman,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Sir William Brockman
    Sir William Brockman 1595–1654
  • William Locke Brockman
    William Locke Brockman 1802–1872 · politician
  • James Brockman d. 1845 · naval officer
  • Katherine Annabella Brockman d. 1896
  • Ralph Drake-Brockman d. 1781
  • Ann Brockman 1600–1660 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Brockman,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States981 records

981 records of the Brockman name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 375
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 233
  • Other U.S. records 373
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Phillip Lloyd Brockman

    Born 1947; from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. U.S. Marine Corps, rifleman; killed in action 1968 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Beverly National Cemetery, New Jersey.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Martin E. Brockman

    Born 1909 in Indiana. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison; auto plant worker from Harrison County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1981, buried at St Michael Cemetery, Bradford, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wilh Brockman

    Arrived at New York in 1904 aboard the Princess Alice from Bremen, aged 25; clerk. From St Petersbg, Germany; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 981 records for Brockman in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands198 records

198 records of the Brockman name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 77
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 64
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 57
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Antonie Brockman

    Born 1821 in Deldener Esch (Ambt Delden). Died 1821 in Deldener Esch (Delden).

    Open Archives, Collectie Overijssel locatie Zwolle (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Maria Aleida Brockman

    Born 1908 in Emmen. Married in 1926 in Schoonebeek.

    Open Archives, Drents Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Rosalie Cornelie Brockman

    In the population register of Rijnsburg; domestic servant, born in Woubrugge.

    Open Archives, Erfgoed Leiden en omstreken (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 198 records for Brockman in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

Australia135 records

135 records of the Brockman name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 66
  • Tasmanian Names Index 37
  • Other Australian records 32
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Brockman

    Arrived in Queensland in 1866 aboard the Star of England, aged 21.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Terence Brockman

    Retired foreman of Montmorency, Victoria; died 1993.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record John Brockman

    Left Hobart in 1831 aboard the Swan River Packet, bound for Swan River, as master.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 135 records for Brockman in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Canada7 records

7 records of the Brockman name in Canada
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 3
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  • Other Canadian records 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Robt Brockman

    Came to Ontario in 1870 aboard the Tweed, landing at Quebec, bound for Guelph, Ontario; English.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Bernadine Amelia Brockman

    Died 1980; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Brockman

    Died 1907 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 7 records for Brockman in Canada.

Counts: City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France6 records

6 records of the Brockman name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anna Brockman

    Born 1911 in Paris; died 1999 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Usher Brockman

    Born 1872 in Ukraine; died 1943 in Poland.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Jeanne Marie Brockman

    Born 1899 in Paris; died 1975 in Drancy (Seine-Saint-Denis).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Brockman in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Brockman name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. J. Brockman

    Gunner, Royal Garrison Artillery. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record E. S. Brockman

    Rifle Brigade. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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