Explore the Family Name Angermeier

The meaning of Angermeier

German: distinguishing name from Middle High German anger ‘meadow’ + meier ‘tenant farmer’ (see Meyer), i.e. ‘tenant farmer of the farm by the meadow or open field’. Some characteristic forenames: German Ingo, Kurt, Willi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Angermeier has slightly declined over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 45,573 in terms of frequency, whereas in 2010, it slipped to rank 47,521. This represents a decrease of 4.27%. However, despite this drop in rank, the count of people with this surname increased marginally from 442 in 2000 to 446 in 2010, showing a growth of 0.9%. The proportion per 100k also saw a slight decrease by 6.25% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,573	#47,521	-4.27%
Count	442	446	0.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Angermeier

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of people with the surname Angermeier identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, this group constituted over 97% of all Angermeiers, despite a negligible decline of 0.21% over the decade. The number of individuals identifying as Hispanic dropped to zero in 2010, down from 1.36% in 2000. Interestingly, the data for 2010 reflects a small percentage (1.12%) of Angermeiers identifying with two or more races, which was not present in the 2000 data. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native reported no individuals with the Angermeier surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.74%	97.53%	-0.21%
Two or More Races	0%	1.12%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.36%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%