Explore the Family Name Fellinger

The meaning of Fellinger

German: habitational name for someone from Felling in Bavaria. Some characteristic forenames: German Franz, Kurt, Nikolaus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fellinger experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 56,979 in popularity with a count of 335 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 59,742, reflecting a 4.85% drop, but the overall count of individuals with this surname increased slightly to 338, marking a modest growth of 0.9%. The proportion of Fellingers per 100,000 people also saw a small decline of 8.33%, moving from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,979	#59,742	-4.85%
Count	335	338	0.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fellinger

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a minor shift in the distribution among those carrying the Fellinger surname. A majority of individuals with this last name identified as White in both 2000 (96.72%) and 2010 (94.97%), though there was a slight decrease of 1.81% over the decade. The census data for 2010 also shows an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander representation within the Fellinger population, at 2.37%, where there were none reported in 2000. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation, previously at 1.49% in 2000, was not recorded in 2010. The categories of Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no change for this surname during the period under review.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.72%	94.97%	-1.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.37%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	1.49%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%