Explore the Family Name Frankenberger

The meaning of Frankenberger

German or Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Frankenberg (see Frankenberg). Some characteristic forenames: German Florian, Gerd, Joerg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Frankenberger has seen a slight decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Frankenberger was ranked 34,856th most popular surname and this dropped slightly to 36,154th in 2010, marking a 3.72 percent decrease. However, even with this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Frankenberger saw a small increase from 613 in 2000 to 620 in 2010, reflecting a 1.14 percent growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,856	#36,154	-3.72%
Count	613	620	1.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frankenberger

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Frankenberger name identify as White. This ethnic identity made up 98.37 percent of the total in 2000, however, it decreased by 3.43 percent to 95.00 percent in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races saw a significant increase, from 1.14 percent in 2000 to 2.26 percent in 2010, amounting to an impressive 98.25 percent change. There was also an emergence of Hispanic identification within this surname from 0 percent in 2000 to 1.29 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, proportions for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at zero for both years. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.37%	95%	-3.43%
Two or More Races	1.14%	2.26%	98.25%
Hispanic	0%	1.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%