Explore the Family Name Federle

The meaning of Federle

South German (Swabia) and Swiss German: from a diminutive of Feder. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Ingo.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Federle has slightly decreased in rank over a decade, moving from 53,299 in 2000 to 55,121 in 2010, reflecting a change of -3.42%. The count of individuals with this surname, however, increased by 2.47%, with 364 people bearing the name in 2000 and 373 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.13.

20002010Change
Rank#53,299#55,121-3.42%
Count3643732.47%
Proportion per 100k0.130.130%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Federle

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the Federle surname identify as White, although there was a minor decrease from 97.25% in 2000 to 96.25% in 2010. The number of those identifying as Hispanic dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.37% in 2000. No Federles identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, however, there was a small emergence of Federles identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not observed in 2000.

20002010Change
White97.25%96.25%-1.03%
Two or More Races0%2.14%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic1.37%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%