Explore the Family Name Bander

The meaning of Bander

1. German (Bänder): occupational name for a cooper (see Bender). 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic; also Bänder): from German Band ‘cord’ + the suffix -er, either an occupational name for a cord maker or a name distributed at random by Austrian clerks. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Yigal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bander has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bander was ranked as the 68,172nd most popular surname in the United States, with approximately 270 individuals carrying this name. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 76,533, and the count had decreased by about 7% to 251 individuals. Consequently, the proportion of people named Bander per 100,000 dropped by 10% during the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,172	#76,533	-12.26%
Count	270	251	-7.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bander

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Bander, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census, noticeable shifts occurred between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals bearing this name identified as White, although their proportion decreased from 94.81% in 2000 to 86.06% in 2010. Those identifying as Black increased significantly over the decade, rising from 2.22% to 7.57%. Additionally, a small percentage of Bander's started to identify as Hispanic in 2010, unlike in 2000 when no Hispanic identification was reported. There were no recorded cases of individuals with the surname Bander identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.81%	86.06%	-9.23%
Black	2.22%	7.57%	240.99%
Hispanic	0%	3.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.85%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%