Explore the Family Name Abegg

The meaning of Abegg

Swiss German and South German: topographic name for someone who lived near the corner of a mountain, from German ab- ‘off’ + Egg, dialect form of Eck(e) ‘promontory, corner’.

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How common is the last name Abegg in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Abegg has seen minor fluctuations in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the rank of the surname Abegg was 64,008, and it negligibly decreased to 64,054 by 2010, reflecting a change of -0.07. The number of people with this surname, however, increased from 291 in 2000 to 311 in 2010, marking an increase of 6.87. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the surname Abegg per 100,000 remained unchanged at 0.11 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#64,054	-0.07%
Count	291	311	6.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Abegg

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Abegg, we see that it is primarily linked with individuals identifying as White, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.53% of those with the surname identified as White, a figure which slightly dropped to 95.18% in 2010. A notable increase can be observed in the Hispanic category, where the percentage increased from 1.72% in 2000 to 2.89% in 2010, indicating a growth of 68.02%. There were no reported instances of the surname Abegg among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Any data not mentioned here was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	95.18%	-0.37%
Hispanic	1.72%	2.89%	68.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%