Explore the Family Name Ankenbauer
The meaning of Ankenbauer
South German (mainly Bavaria): from Middle High German anken ‘butter’ + būr ‘farmer’ (see Bauer), hence an occupational name for a dairy farmer. Alternatively, the first element may be a topographic term, Anke, meaning ‘slight rise in the ground’, or an old term ank ‘watery’, hence ‘farmer with fields in a wet area’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Ankenbauer in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ankenbauer has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 58,397 in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States. By 2010, it had moved up slightly to rank 58,337, marking a subtle change of 0.1. The count of people bearing this surname also increased over this ten-year period from 325 in 2000 to 348 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 7.08%. However, the proportion of individuals with this last name per 100,000 remained static at 0.12.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #58,397 | #58,337 | 0.1% |
| Count | 325 | 348 | 7.08% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ankenbauer
Discussing ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of the individuals with the Ankenbauer surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with the percentage increasing slightly from 96.31% to 96.55% over that decade. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic decreased by about 17%, dropping from 2.77% to 2.3%. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races were recorded as zero in both years, suggesting that these groups were either non-existent or their data was suppressed for privacy reasons.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.31% | 96.55% | 0.25% |
| Hispanic | 2.77% | 2.3% | -16.97% |
| 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% |