Explore the Family Name Gloeckner

The meaning of Gloeckner

German (Glöckner): occupational name for a bell-ringer or sexton, Middle High German glockenære. See also Glockner. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Konrad, Manfred.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Gloeckner, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of this surname fell from 46,758 in 2000 to 48,060 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 2.78 percent. Despite this drop in rank, the absolute count of individuals bearing the Gloeckner surname increased by 2.8 percent, from 428 in 2000 to 440 in 2010. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 residents, there was a decline of 6.25 percent, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,758	#48,060	-2.78%
Count	428	440	2.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gloeckner

Turning to the ethnic identity associated with the Gloeckner surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, some shifts were observed between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Gloeckners identifying as White increased slightly from 96.73 percent in 2000 to 97.05 percent in 2010. During this same time frame, the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or two or more races dropped from 1.17 percent to zero for each category. Additionally, there was an emergence of Hispanic identification within the Gloeckner population, going from zero percent in 2000 to 1.14 percent in 2010. No Gloeckners identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.73%	97.05%	0.33%
Hispanic	0%	1.14%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.17%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.17%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%