Explore the Family Name Fleischhacker

The meaning of Fleischhacker

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a butcher, from German Fleisch ‘flesh, meat’ + an agent derivative of hacken ‘to chop or cut’. Some characteristic forenames: German Friedrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fleischhacker has seen a considerable change in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,604 and moved up to 40,261 by 2010. This reflects an increase of 5.5 in its rank. Additionally, the count of individuals with the surname Fleischhacker grew from 479 in 2000 to 544 in 2010, which is a 13.57% increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 individuals remained stable at 0.18 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,604	#40,261	5.5%
Count	479	544	13.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fleischhacker

The census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Fleischhacker surname. As per the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although the percentage decreased slightly from 97.49% to 95.22%. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant jump from 1.25% in 2000 to 2.57% in 2010, marking a whopping 105.6% change. Those identifying with two or more races emerged in 2010, making up 1.29% of the total. No individuals with the Fleischhacker surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.49%	95.22%	-2.33%
Hispanic	1.25%	2.57%	105.6%
Two or More Races	0%	1.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%