Explore the Family Name Hallenbeck

The meaning of Hallenbeck

Americanized form of Dutch Halenbeek and possibly also of German Halenbeck: habitational name from Halenbeck in Brandenburg, or a similarly named place elsewhere (with the second element from Dutch beek, Low German beke ‘stream, brook, creek’). History: This surname is recorded in Beverwyck in New Netherland (now Albany, NY) in the mid 17th century.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hallenbeck saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,931 in the United States but dropped to 14,447 by 2010, indicating a change of -3.7%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Hallenbeck surname increased from 1,986 to 2,068 during the same period, marking a growth of 4.13%. The proportion per 100k also decreased from 0.74 to 0.7, a -5.41% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,931	#14,447	-3.7%
Count	1,986	2,068	4.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.7	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hallenbeck

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Hallenbeck surname from 2000 to 2010. While the census recorded no Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities tied to the surname in 2010, there was an increase in those identifying as two or more races (from 1.21% to 1.89%) and Black (from 0.96% to 1.50%). The percentage of people identifying as White dropped slightly from 95.77% to 93.38%, while the Hispanic representation showed a significant rise from 1.16% to 2.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	93.38%	-2.5%
Hispanic	1.16%	2.27%	95.69%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.89%	56.2%
Black	0.96%	1.5%	56.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0%	0%