Explore the Family Name Bieri

The meaning of Bieri

Swiss German: probably from a pet form of the personal name Birr 1. In Switzerland it is most common in the cantons of Bern and Lucerne. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Bernhard, Heinz, Kurt, Reinhold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bieri has seen a slight decrease in its rank from 26,394 in 2000 to 27,228 in 2010, representing a change of -3.16 percent. However, the count of individuals carrying the Bieri surname increased from 870 in 2000 to 888 in 2010 — a growth of 2.07 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname dipped slightly by 6.25 percent from 0.32 to 0.3 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,394	#27,228	-3.16%
Count	870	888	2.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bieri

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Bieri also evolved between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 96.90 percent to 95.61 percent. There were no recorded instances of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native affiliations for this surname in both census years. Interestingly, there was an emergence of those identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data, accounting for 1.24 percent of the Bieri population. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 29.36 percent, rising from 2.18 percent to 2.82 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.9%	95.61%	-1.33%
Hispanic	2.18%	2.82%	29.36%
Two or More Races	0%	1.24%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%