Explore the Family Name Hainer

The meaning of Hainer

South German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Haginher, composed of the elements hag ‘hedge, enclosure’ + hari, heri ‘army’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hainer seems to have slightly decreased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 41,722nd, while in 2010 it fell to the 45,740th position, indicating a decrease of 9.63%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also dropped from 491 in 2000 to 467 in 2010, marking a decline of 4.89%. This resulted in a slight decrease in the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people, which went down by 11.11% from 0.18 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#45,740	-9.63%
Count	491	467	-4.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hainer

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides information about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hainer. As of 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 96.13% of all Hainers, and this figure remained nearly constant in 2010 at 95.93%, reflecting a minor decrease of 0.21%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed an increase from 1.22% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010, a change of 40.16%. There was no record of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. The data for those identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.13%	95.93%	-0.21%
Hispanic	1.22%	1.71%	40.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0%	0%
Black	1.22%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%