Explore the Family Name Anspach

The meaning of Anspach

German: 1. habitational name from a place called Anspach, of which there is one in Hesse (now Neu-Anspach) and another near Frankfurt on the Oder. 2. variant of Ansbach. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Helmut, Gerhard, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Anspach has maintained a relatively constant level of popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it slightly improved from 14,544 in 2000 to 14,532 in 2010, marking a subtle change of 0.08 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also increased by about nine percent from 1,879 to 2,051 during the same period. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.7 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,544	#14,532	0.08%
Count	1,879	2,051	9.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.7	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anspach

In terms of ethnicity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Anspach identify as White, with their percentage slightly declining from 95.85 in 2000 to 95.17 in 2010. The percentage of those who identify as having two or more ethnicities rose by roughly 17 percent, and those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of almost 13 percent. Meanwhile, the number of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased by approximately nine percent. However, the most significant change was observed in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, which experienced an increase of nearly 84 percent, though they still make up a small fraction of the total population with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.85%	95.17%	-0.71%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.8%	16.88%
Hispanic	1.17%	1.32%	12.82%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.37%	0.68%	83.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.69%	0.63%	-8.7%
Black	0.37%	0.39%	5.41%