Explore the Family Name Ebeling

The meaning of Ebeling

North German and Dutch: from the personal name Ebelin, a pet form from the personal name Ebel, or a habitational name from a farm so named, which once belonged to a certain Ebel and his kin (see Ebel), for example Ebeling in Uffelte in the province of Drenthe. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Gerd, Klaus, Kurt, Dieter, Erhardt, Erwin, Gerhard, Theodor.

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

The surname Ebeling saw a slight decrease in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 11,889th most popular and this dropped to 12,904th by 2010, representing an 8.54% change. The actual count of people with the Ebeling surname also decreased from 2,411 in 2000 to 2,382 in 2010, a reduction of 1.2%. The proportion per 100k people dropped by 8.99% from 0.89 to 0.81.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,889	#12,904	-8.54%
Count	2,411	2,382	-1.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.89	0.81	-8.99%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ebeling

In terms of ethnic identity, the Ebeling surname showed some interesting shifts over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Though the majority of Ebelings identified as White (95.17% in 2010, down slightly from 96.31% in 2000), there were increases in every other ethnicity category. Notably, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 61.90%, American Indian and Alaskan Native by 58.62%, Black by 36.00%, Hispanic by 25.67%, and two or more races by 24.07%. However, these categories still represent relatively small proportions of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.31%	95.17%	-1.18%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.35%	25.67%
Two or More Races	1.08%	1.34%	24.07%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.29%	0.46%	58.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.21%	0.34%	61.9%
Black	0.25%	0.34%	36%