Explore the Family Name Hardenbergh

The meaning of Hardenbergh

1. Dutch: archaic variant of Hardenberg, a habitational name from Hardenberg in Overijssel, the Netherlands or from a place of this name in Germany (see 2 below). 2. Possibly also an Americanized form of German Hardenberg: habitational name from a place called Hardenberg, for example near Göttingen.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hardenbergh experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 73,931st in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to 78,821st, indicating a change of -6.61%. The total count of individuals with the Hardenbergh surname also declined marginally from 244 in 2000 to 242 in 2010, a reduction of -0.82%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname decreased by 11.11% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,931	#78,821	-6.61%
Count	244	242	-0.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hardenbergh

With respect to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Hardenbergh surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, this proportion saw a slight decline from 99.18% in 2000 to 95.45% in 2010, a drop of 3.76%. Meanwhile, the data shows a small emergence of diversity within this group, with some individuals identifying as Hispanic (2.48%) or belonging to two or more races (2.07%) in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.18%	95.45%	-3.76%
Hispanic	0%	2.48%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.07%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%