Explore the Family Name Binner

The meaning of Binner

1. English (Yorkshire): occupational name for a maker of bins, from a hypothetical Middle English binner, a derivative of Middle English bin ‘bin’ + -er. 2. German: variant of Binder. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Binner has seen a downward trend in the United States over the last decade. In 2000, Binner was ranked 37,835 out of all surnames, but by 2010, it had slipped to 45,026. This represents a decrease of 19.01% in its rank. The number of people with this surname also fell by 13.77%, from 552 individuals in 2000 to 476 in 2010. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Binner per 100,000 residents dipped by 20%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,835	#45,026	-19.01%
Count	552	476	-13.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.16	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Binner

The ethnicity breakdown for the Binner surname shows some minor shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identified as White constituted the majority of those with the Binner surname in both 2000 and 2010, although the percentage dropped slightly from 97.1% to 95.17%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Binners who identified as Hispanic increased by 44.83%, from 1.45% in 2000 to 2.10% in 2010. While there were no reported individuals identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, 1.26% of Binners identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. There was no change in the percentage of individuals who identified with two or more ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	95.17%	-1.99%
Hispanic	1.45%	2.1%	44.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.26%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%