Explore the Family Name Fleishman

The meaning of Fleishman

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Fleischmann. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meyer, Ari, Avrom, Dovid, Isadore, Yankel.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fleishman has seen a decline over the past decade. In 2000, Fleishman was ranked as the 17,388th most popular surname in the United States with a count of 1,497. However, by 2010, its ranking had dropped to 18,808 with a count of just 1,456, signifying a decrease in both popularity and frequency of about 8.17% and 2.74% respectively. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k population also decreased from 0.55 to 0.49, showing a drop of nearly 11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,388	#18,808	-8.17%
Count	1,497	1,456	-2.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.49	-10.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fleishman

The ethnicity associated with the surname Fleishman, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, indicates a fairly stable predominance of White affiliation, although there has been a slight decrease from 96.66% in 2000 to 95.60% in 2010. Notably, Hispanic affiliation saw a significant increase of 111.02%, growing from 1.27% to 2.68%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category also increased by 17.02%, albeit representing a small proportion of the overall distribution. Those identifying as two or more races fell by 43.28%, while Black identification emerged at 0.41% in 2010, having not been represented in 2000. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.66%	95.6%	-1.1%
Hispanic	1.27%	2.68%	111.02%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0.76%	-43.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0.55%	17.02%
Black	0%	0.41%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%