Explore the Family Name Argetsinger

The meaning of Argetsinger

Americanized form of German Ergezinger or of its very rare variant Ergetzinger: habitational name for someone from Ergenzingen in Württemberg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Argetsinger has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Argetsinger ranked 52,077 and rose slightly to 52,482 by 2010, marking a marginal negative change of 0.78%. However, the count of individuals with the surname increased from 375 to 395 during this period, showing a positive growth rate of 5.33%. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 decreased by 7.14%, from 0.14 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,077	#52,482	-0.78%
Count	375	395	5.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Argetsinger

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals bearing the surname Argetsinger identify as White, with percentages of 94.67% and 93.92% respectively. However, there was a small decrease in this category over time, by 0.79%. There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a decrease from 1.60% to 1.27%. Notably, there was a new emergence of Hispanic identification within this surname group, increasing from 0% to 3.04%. Individuals reporting two or more ethnic identities decreased significantly by 40.38%, from 2.13% to 1.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.67%	93.92%	-0.79%
Hispanic	0%	3.04%	0%
Two or More Races	2.13%	1.27%	-40.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.6%	1.27%	-20.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%