Explore the Family Name Erber

The meaning of Erber

German: 1. nickname from Middle High German ērbære ‘honorable, noble’. 2. status name for the owner of an inherited farm, Erbhof. 3. possibly also a habitational name for someone from any of the places called Erb or Erp. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhart, Franz, Hans, Heinz, Jutta.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Erber has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of the name dropped from 45,573rd place in 2000 to 52,482nd place in 2010, representing a 15.16% decline. The actual count of individuals bearing the surname also decreased from 442 in 2000 to 395 in 2010, marking a reduction of 10.63%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people also declined from 0.16 to 0.13 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,573	#52,482	-15.16%
Count	442	395	-10.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Erber

With regard to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Erber identify as White, although there was a minor decrease from 96.83% in 2000 to 93.16% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly - almost tripling from 1.13% in 2000 to 3.29% by 2010. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year, a small percentage (2.03%) identified as belonging to two or more races in 2010; there were no such instances in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.83%	93.16%	-3.79%
Hispanic	1.13%	3.29%	191.15%
Two or More Races	0%	2.03%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%