Explore the Family Name Gordineer

The meaning of Gordineer

Variant of Gordinier, a surname of Dutch origin (see Gardenier).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gordineer has seen an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Gordineer surname was ranked 65,862nd in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had moved up to 63,068th place. This represents a ranking change of 4.24 percent. Along with this rise in rank, the count of people with the Gordineer surname also increased by 12.81 percent from 281 to 317. Therefore, per 100,000 people, the proportion of individuals with the surname Gordineer rose by 10 percent, from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,862	#63,068	4.24%
Count	281	317	12.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gordineer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Gordineer surname identified as White during both the 2000 and 2010 censuses. However, there was a slight decline in this proportion from 94.66 percent in 2000 to 93.38 percent in 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of Gordineers identifying as having two or more ethnic identities increased by roughly a third, from 2.14 percent in 2000 to 2.84 percent in 2010. During this period, the census also began recording Hispanic identification among individuals with the Gordineer surname, which stood at 3.15 percent in 2010. There were no recorded occurrences of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.66%	93.38%	-1.35%
Hispanic	0%	3.15%	0%
Two or More Races	2.14%	2.84%	32.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%