Explore the Family Name Hamburger

The meaning of Hamburger

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from Hamburg (see Hamburg). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Jakob, Avrohom, Isadore, Myer, Nachman, Yaakov, Yehuda, Yisroel, Zvi. German Kurt, Monika, Frieda, Siegmund, Viktor.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Hamburger' has seen a minor decrease in rank from 17,158 in 2000 to 17,784 in 2010, representing a change of -3.65%. Meanwhile, the count of individuals bearing this surname increased slightly from 1,524 in 2000 to 1,575 in 2010, marking a growth rate of 3.35%. The proportion of people named Hamburger per 100,000 population also dipped by -5.36% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,158	#17,784	-3.65%
Count	1,524	1,575	3.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.56	0.53	-5.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hamburger

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname 'Hamburger' identify as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.60% in 2000 to 94.35% in 2010. The second largest ethnic group within this surname are those identifying as Hispanic, which experienced an increase from 2.82% in 2000 to 4.06% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as Black or African American grew from 0% in 2000 to 0.51% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stagnant at 0%, whereas those identifying with two or more races decreased by 27.62% from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.6%	94.35%	-1.31%
Hispanic	2.82%	4.06%	43.97%
Two or More Races	1.05%	0.76%	-27.62%
Black	0%	0.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%