Explore the Family Name Glauber

The meaning of Glauber

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or artificial name meaning ‘believer’, from German glauben ‘to believe’ + the noun suffix -er. 2. German: from a personal name based on Old High German glou ‘intelligent, perspicacious’, or a nickname with the same meaning, from a noun derivative of Middle High German glau, glou. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Baruch, Boruch, Pinchos, Pinchus, Yonah, Zalmen. German Kurt, Wilhelm, Wolf.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Glauber has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 45,573rd position with a count of 442 in the United States, while in 2010, it climbed to 39,212th rank, registering a jump of 13.96%. The number of people sharing the Glauber name also rose by 26.92% during this period, growing from 442 to 561 individuals. Consequently, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 people elevated by 18.75%, moving from 0.16 to 0.19.

20002010Change
Rank#45,573#39,21213.96%
Count44256126.92%
Proportion per 100k0.160.1918.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glauber

On the ethnicity front, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Glauber surname identified as White, accounting for 94.80% in 2000 and increasing to 96.43% in 2010, marking a change of 1.72%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic fell from 1.81% to 1.43% over the decade. Interestingly, in 2010, 1.43% of the people with the surname identified as Black, a category that reported zero in the previous census. The group identifying with two or more ethnicities was recorded only in 2000, standing at 1.81%, but was not present in the 2010 data.

20002010Change
White94.8%96.43%1.72%
Hispanic1.81%1.43%-20.99%
Black0%1.43%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races1.81%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%