Explore the Family Name Feingold

The meaning of Feingold

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name composed of German fein ‘fine’ + Gold ‘gold’. See also Finegold. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Anat, Emanuel, Myer, Nili, Oded, Yaron.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Feingold" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,436th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 17,809th, marking a change of -8.35%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 1,612 to 1,572 during this time period, which represents a -2.48% change. Furthermore, its proportion per 100,000 people fell by -11.67%, from 0.6 in 2000 to 0.53 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,436	#17,809	-8.35%
Count	1,612	1,572	-2.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.6	0.53	-11.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Feingold

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows changes in proportions among individuals carrying the "Feingold" surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 69.64%, from 0.56% to 0.95%. The percentage identifying as two or more races increased by 20.27%, from 0.74% to 0.89%. The majority of Feingolds identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 97.02% to 96.12%. Notably, there was an increase in Feingolds identifying as Hispanic, from 1.43% to 1.72%, a growth of 20.28%. While no Feingold identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, 0.32% identified as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.02%	96.12%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.72%	20.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.95%	69.64%
Two or More Races	0.74%	0.89%	20.27%
Black	0%	0.32%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%