The Brosius surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,937 people carried this name — #15,210 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 151,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 1,968 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Brosius surname
Short form of the Latin personal name Ambrosius.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Brosius» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Brosius.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 54 people named Brosius live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Antwerp.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
25 people named Brosius is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
Counted, by country
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).
In print
Brosius in American newspapers,
1874–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 20,012 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Brosius,
with a public archive behind them.
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Caspar Max Brosius 1825–1910 · physician -
Marriott Henry Brosius 1843–1901 · lawyer -
Fernand Brosius 1934–2014 · association football player -
Jean-Nicolas Brosius 1784–1856 · farmer
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Hans Brosius 1891–2000 · writer
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Walter Brosius 1902–1973 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Brosius.
- Bronn 259 · U.S. census
- Bronner 2,394 · U.S. census
- Bronstein 1,748 · U.S. census
- Brood 149 · U.S. census
- Brooks 251,663 · U.S. census
- Bros 258 · U.S. census
- Brossard 488 · U.S. census
- Brossart 670 · U.S. census
- Brosseau 1,209 · U.S. census
- Brossette 254 · U.S. census
- Brost 1,533 · U.S. census
- Brou 310 · U.S. census
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