Explore the Family Name Fonnesbeck

The meaning of Fonnesbeck

1. Altered form of German von Esbeck, a habitational name indicating that the family originated from a place called Esbeck near Helmstedt, Lower Saxony. The von points to a former member of the nobility. 2. Danish: habitational name from a placename, a compound of forn ‘old, ancient’ and vad ‘ford, vading place’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fonnesbeck has seen a significant increase in the early 21st century. In 2000, it ranked 65,668th in popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to 62,531st, marking a 4.78 percent increase. The actual count of individuals with this surname also rose during this decade, from 282 to 320, a rise of 13.48 percent. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., around 0.1 in 2000 and 0.11 in 2010 bear the name Fonnesbeck, demonstrating an increase of 10 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,668	#62,531	4.78%
Count	282	320	13.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fonnesbeck

In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the surname Fonnesbeck identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 98.58 percent of Fonnesbecks identified as such, decreasing slightly to 97.19 percent by 2010. There was no recorded ethnic identity within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either 2000 or 2010. However, there was a slight emergence of Hispanic identification among those with the Fonnesbeck surname in 2010, accounting for 2.5 percent, which was not present in the 2000 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.58%	97.19%	-1.41%
Hispanic	0%	2.5%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%