Explore the Family Name Dirnberger

The meaning of Dirnberger

Austrian German: habitational name for someone from Dirnberg in Upper Austria. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Helmut.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dirnberger has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 58,692nd most popular surname and decreased to the 62,359th position in 2010, marking a change of -6.25%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also slightly declined from 323 in 2000 to 321 in 2010, showing a small drop of -0.62%. The proportion of individuals with the Dirnberger surname per 100,000 people also lessened by -8.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#62,359	-6.25%
Count	323	321	-0.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dirnberger

With regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts among those carrying the Dirnberger surname between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White represented the majority, although their percentage fell from 95.67% to 91.59%, a change of -4.26%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased their representation from 1.86% to 2.80%, indicating a growth of 50.54%. Similarly, people identifying with two or more ethnicities rose from 1.86% to 3.43%, an uptick of 84.41%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic was 0% in 2000 and increased to 1.56% in 2010. There were no changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.67%	91.59%	-4.26%
Two or More Races	1.86%	3.43%	84.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.86%	2.8%	50.54%
Hispanic	0%	1.56%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%