Explore the Family Name Aegerter

The meaning of Aegerter

Swiss German and South German (rarely Ägerter): topographic name from an agent derivative of Middle High German egerte ‘fallow land’. This surname is also found in France. Some characteristic forenames: French Marcel, Nicolle.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Aegerter has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,376 out of all surnames and slipped to 55,841 by 2010, marking a minor decrease of 0.84 percent. However, the total count of people with this surname increased from 347 in 2000 to 367 in 2010, an increase of 5.76 percent. With regard to proportion per 100k, there was a decrease of 7.69 percent, moving from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#55,841	-0.84%
Count	347	367	5.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aegerter

In terms of ethnic identity, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some shifts among those bearing the Aegerter surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.68 percent in 2000 to 92.92 percent in 2010. There was a notable increase in those reporting two or more races, jumping from 1.73 percent in 2000 to 2.72 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a small increase from 2.31 percent to 2.45 percent. Interestingly, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 there were individuals who identified as Black, albeit only 1.36 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.68%	92.92%	-2.88%
Two or More Races	1.73%	2.72%	57.23%
Hispanic	2.31%	2.45%	6.06%
Black	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%