Explore the Family Name Coenen

The meaning of Coenen

Dutch and German: genitival patronymic from a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names formed with kuoni ‘daring, experienced’ (Middle Dutch coene, Middle Low German kōne). It is found, mostly in the southeast Netherlands and also in adjacent Westphalia.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Coenen was ranked 18,667 in popularity in the year 2000 and slid slightly to 18,883 in 2010, marking a 1.16% decrease. The count of individuals bearing this surname, however, rose from 1,360 in 2000 to 1,447 in 2010, reflecting a 6.4% increase. Although the number of people with the Coenen surname increased, the proportion per 100,000 decreased by 2.0%, moving from 0.5 in 2000 to 0.49 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,667	#18,883	-1.16%
Count	1,360	1,447	6.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.49	-2%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coenen

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the ethnic identity associated with the surname Coenen remained predominantly White between 2000 and 2010. White representation went down slightly from 96.03% in 2000 to 94.89% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a significant growth rate of 29.87% within the same period, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native group also saw an uptick of 19.75%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Two or more races had a marginal increase of 0.91%. New appearances in 2010 were made by those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities, both starting from zero in 2000, to 0.62% and 0.41%, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.03%	94.89%	-1.19%
Hispanic	1.54%	2%	29.87%
Two or More Races	1.1%	1.11%	0.91%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.81%	0.97%	19.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Black	0%	0.41%	0%