Explore the Family Name Feger

The meaning of Feger

South German: occupational name for an armorer or weapon maker, from an agent derivative of Middle High German fegen ‘to clean or sweep’ or ‘to polish a sword’. Compare Fager.

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

Based on Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Feger has seen a slight decline between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 30,753 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 33,164, a decrease of approximately 7.84%. The total count of individuals with the Feger surname also declined during this period, from 715 in 2000 to 690 in 2010, a decrease of about 3.5%. Similarly, the proportion of people with the Feger name per 100k decreased by 14.81% from 0.27 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#33,164	-7.84%
Count	715	690	-3.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.23	-14.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Feger

As per the ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, most of the individuals with the Feger surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, showing an almost negligible change of -0.01%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.26% in 2000 to 2.03% in 2010, a jump of 61.11%. The population identifying as two or more races reduced by 55.61%, from 1.96% to 0.87%. The 2010 census saw some individuals with the Feger surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, while this category was at 0 in the 2000 census. There were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.66%	95.65%	-0.01%
Hispanic	1.26%	2.03%	61.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.87%	0%
Two or More Races	1.96%	0.87%	-55.61%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%