Explore the Family Name Bierbaum

The meaning of Bierbaum

German: 1. topographic name for someone who lived by a pear tree, Middle Low German bērbōm. Compare Birnbaum. 2. habitational name from any of several places so named in Austria or one near Koblenz. Some characteristic forenames: German Ewald, Ilse, Kurt.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bierbaum has seen a decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, Bierbaum was ranked the 26,163rd most popular surname, but fell to a rank of 28,176 by 2010. This represents a decrease in popularity of approximately 7.69%. The total count of individuals bearing this surname also decreased from 879 in 2000 to 849 in 2010, marking a decline of 3.41%. This resulted in the proportion per 100,000 people decreasing from 0.33 to 0.29, a change of -12.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,163	#28,176	-7.69%
Count	879	849	-3.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bierbaum

Concerning ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been slight shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Bierbaum surname between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, approximately 98.41% of individuals with this name identified as White, which decreased slightly to 97.64% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander fell from 0.68% to 0.59% over this period. Moreover, while there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic or Black with this surname in 2000, by 2010, 1.41% identified as Hispanic. There was no recorded change for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.41%	97.64%	-0.78%
Hispanic	0%	1.41%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.59%	-13.24%
Two or More Races	0.68%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%