Explore the Family Name Bieker

The meaning of Bieker

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name cognate with Old High German pichan ‘to hack or stab’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bieker increased slightly in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 19,759th most common surname and by 2010, it had moved up to the 19,671st position, reflecting a small change of 0.45%. The number of individuals with the Bieker surname also rose during this period from 1,261 to 1,370, indicating an increase of 8.64%. However, the proportion of individuals named Bieker per 100,000 people decreased by 2.13% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,759	#19,671	0.45%
Count	1,261	1,370	8.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.47	0.46	-2.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bieker

The ethnic identity associated with the Bieker surname has also shown some shifts between the years 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.51% of those bearing the Bieker surname identified as White. This proportion decreased slightly in 2010 to 94.53%. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in the Hispanic population within this group, rising from 1.74% in 2000 to 3.07% in 2010. Furthermore, the count of those identifying as two or more races also saw a significant surge from 1.11% to 1.46%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander made an entry into the data set in 2010, while the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories were both reported as zero for both years, indicating that no individuals with the Bieker surname identified with these ethnicities during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	94.53%	-2.05%
Hispanic	1.74%	3.07%	76.44%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.46%	31.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.51%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%