Explore the Family Name Engelking

The meaning of Engelking

North German: patronymic from Engelke. Some characteristic forenames: German Dietrich, Fritz, Kurt, Otto, Wilhelm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Engelking has seen a marked increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Engelking held the rank of 24,037, but by 2010 it had risen to 23,515, reflecting a 2.17% growth. The count of individuals with this surname also increased over this decade, from 979 in 2000 to 1,080 in 2010, representing a significant 10.32% boost. Furthermore, the proportion of people bearing the Engelking name per 100,000 also demonstrated a positive trend, growing from 0.36 to 0.37 (a 2.78% change).

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,037	#23,515	2.17%
Count	979	1,080	10.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.37	2.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Engelking

The ethnic identity associated with the Engelking surname also underwent some shifts between 2000 and 2010, as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (96.12% in 2000 and 94.35% in 2010), there was a slight decrease of 1.84% in this group over the decade. Meanwhile, there were increases observed among those identifying as Hispanic (from 2.15% to 2.59%, a 20.47% change) and those identifying with two or more races (from 0.72% to 1.30%, an impressive 80.56% leap). There was no change in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which appeared for the first time in 2010 with 0.93%. The categories of Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained steady at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.12%	94.35%	-1.84%
Hispanic	2.15%	2.59%	20.47%
Two or More Races	0.72%	1.3%	80.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.93%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%