Explore the Family Name Hallbauer

The meaning of Hallbauer

German: status name from Middle High German halp ‘half’ + būr ‘farmer’ (see Bauer), denoting a farmer who farmed only half of a holding or who paid half the produce of his land in rent. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhard, Klaus, Otto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hallbauer has seen a considerable shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 91,404 in terms of commonality but rose to 83,226 by 2010, reflecting an increase of approximately 8.95%. The count of people with the Hallbauer surname also expanded from 187 in 2000 to 226 in 2010, a growth rate of around 20.86%. Consequently, for every 100,000 individuals, the proportion bearing the Hallbauer surname increased by about 14.29% between these two census periods.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#91,404	#83,226	8.95%
Count	187	226	20.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.08	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hallbauer

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Hallbauer identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this category from 94.65% in 2000 to 92.04% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within the Hallbauer family saw a growth of approximately 10.28%, rising from 3.21% in 2000 to 3.54% in 2010. Notably, there was no contribution from individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, while American Indian and Alaskan Native made their first appearance in 2010 comprising 3.1% of the Hallbauers.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.65%	92.04%	-2.76%
Hispanic	3.21%	3.54%	10.28%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	3.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%