Explore the Family Name Engert

The meaning of Engert

German: from a personal name, a shortened form of Ingohart or Engelhardt. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Armin, Bernd, Hans, Theodor.

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

The surname Engert, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Engert was ranked as the 30,324th most popular surname but dropped to the 34,574th position by 2010, indicating a change of -14.02%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased from 728 in 2000 to 654 in 2010, marking a decline rate of -10.16%. Consequently, the proportion of the Engert surname per 100k people fell by -18.52% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,324	#34,574	-14.02%
Count	728	654	-10.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.22	-18.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Engert

In terms of ethnicity, the Engert surname primarily belongs to individuals of White ethnic identity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.70% of Engerts were identified as White, a figure that slightly dropped to 96.33% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a rise in the percentage of Engerts with Hispanic ancestry from 1.51% in 2000 to 1.83% in 2010. There was also a new representation among American Indian and Alaskan Natives, which stood at 0.92% in 2010, up from zero in the previous decade. However, there were no reported instances of the Engert surname among Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities for either year studied. Reports of Engerts identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.24% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	96.33%	-0.38%
Hispanic	1.51%	1.83%	21.19%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.92%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.24%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%