Explore the Family Name Fieber

The meaning of Fieber

German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name composed with Old High German fridu ‘peace’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fieber saw a slight decrease in popularity rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 48,021 to 48,256. However, this shift in rank did not affect the proportion of individuals with the Fieber surname per 100,000 people, which remained constant at 0.15 throughout the decade. Interestingly, the count of people with the Fieber surname increased by 5.8%, indicating that while fewer families may carry the name, more individuals within those families are bearing it.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,021	#48,256	-0.49%
Count	414	438	5.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fieber

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Fieber also experienced some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the large majority of individuals with the Fieber surname identified as White (94.44%), with a small percentage identifying as Hispanic (3.86%). By 2010, although the majority still identified as White, the percentage had decreased slightly to 92.24%. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased significantly by 24.09% to 4.79%. A new category emerged in 2010, with 2.05% of Fiebers identifying as belonging to two or more races. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.44%	92.24%	-2.33%
Hispanic	3.86%	4.79%	24.09%
Two or More Races	0%	2.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%