Explore the Family Name Egner

The meaning of Egner

1. South German: from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with the element agi ‘point, edge (of a sword)’. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from a farmstead Egner near Oslo, of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Francis Fritz, Fritz, Karl-Heinz, Reinhard, Wilhelmina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Egner's popularity has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 16,745 in popularity and by 2010, it dropped to 17,709, representing a 5.76% decrease. However, the overall count of people with this surname increased from 1,571 in 2000 to 1,584 in 2010, a marginal growth of 0.83%. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.54 in 2010, marking a decrease of 6.9%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,745	#17,709	-5.76%
Count	1,571	1,584	0.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.54	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Egner

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes from 2000 to 2010. For individuals bearing the surname Egner, the majority identified as White, although the percentage decreased from 97.52% in 2000 to 95.45% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 0.57% in 2000 to 0.69% in 2010. The percentage of individuals who identified with two or more races also saw a substantial increase from 0.57% to 1.52%. The Hispanic population within the Egner surname also grew from 0.83% in 2000 to 1.77% in 2010. There was no change in the Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native populations, which remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.52%	95.45%	-2.12%
Hispanic	0.83%	1.77%	113.25%
Two or More Races	0.57%	1.52%	166.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0.69%	21.05%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%