Explore the Family Name Glaeser

The meaning of Glaeser

German (Gläser): 1. variant of Glaser. 2. from a variant of Kleser, a short form of the personal name Nikolaus(see Nicholas) in Siegerland district. Some characteristic forenames: German Heinz, Hans, Bernd, Guenther, Kurt, Manfred, Matthias, Rudi, Wilhelm.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Glaeser has seen slight changes in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 23,428th and increased to 23,920th by 2010, marking a decrease in rank by 2.1%. The actual count of people with the Glaeser surname rose from 1,012 in 2000 to 1,055 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 4.25%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, the presence of this surname slightly decreased by 5.26%, going from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.36 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,428	#23,920	-2.1%
Count	1,012	1,055	4.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glaeser

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Glaeser surname. In 2000, the majority (97.13%) of the individuals with this surname identified as White; however, this percentage decreased to 95.45% by 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed significant growth, increasing from 1.38% to 2.27%, a change of 64.49%. Furthermore, there were minor increases in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races categories, while the proportions for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.13%	95.45%	-1.73%
Hispanic	1.38%	2.27%	64.49%
Two or More Races	0.89%	1.04%	16.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.66%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%