Explore the Family Name Foglesong

The meaning of Foglesong

Americanized form of German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) Vogelsang, and possibly also of its Dutch cognate Vogelzang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Foglesong has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010, with its rank falling from 24,471 to 24,838, a change of -1.5%. However, the total count of individuals carrying the Foglesong surname saw a minor increase, rising from 958 in 2000 to 1,002 in 2010, a growth rate of approximately 4.59%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by -5.56%, moving from 0.36% in 2000 to 0.34% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,471	#24,838	-1.5%
Count	958	1,002	4.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.34	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Foglesong

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census revealed some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The White population holding the Foglesong surname decreased from 95.51% to 93.91%, representing a change of -1.68%. Meanwhile, there was a substantial increase in the Hispanic population carrying this surname, with a rise from 2.30% to 3.49%, a change of 51.74%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group also experienced growth, with their percentage increasing from 0.94% to 1.20%, a 27.66% change. The proportion of individuals identifying as Two or More Races reduced slightly from 1.15% to 1.10%, a decrease of -4.35%. There were no changes for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with both populations remaining at 0% in 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.51%	93.91%	-1.68%
Hispanic	2.3%	3.49%	51.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.94%	1.2%	27.66%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1.1%	-4.35%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%