Explore the Family Name Atterberry

The meaning of Atterberry

English: from Middle English at ther bery ‘at the manor house’, a slightly older form of Atteberry. The -ter- spelling represents a survival into early Middle English of Thære, Old English feminine dative of se ‘the’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Atterberry has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The census data shows that the rank of the surname moved from 15,627 to 15,347, marking a 1.79% increase. Additionally, the count of individuals with the Atterberry surname increased by 11.3%, moving from 1,717 in 2000 to 1,911 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor increase from 0.64 to 0.65.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,627	#15,347	1.79%
Count	1,717	1,911	11.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.65	1.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Atterberry

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates several shifts. The largest increases were seen among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, who went from representing 0.29% of the Atterberries in 2000 to 0.42% in 2010 (a 44.83% increase), and those identifying as Two or More Races, who increased from 2.39% to 3.98%. Those identifying as Hispanic also saw significant growth, from 1.63% to 2.62%. Conversely, there was a decrease in the percentage of Atterberries identifying as White (from 58.53% to 52.54%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 1.22% to 0.94%). Black Atterberries increased slightly from 35.93% to 39.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	58.53%	52.54%	-10.23%
Black	35.93%	39.51%	9.96%
Two or More Races	2.39%	3.98%	66.53%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.62%	60.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.22%	0.94%	-22.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.29%	0.42%	44.83%