Explore the Family Name Hargens

The meaning of Hargens

North German: variant of Hartge. Some characteristic forenames: German Annice, Kurt.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hargens has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 40,019 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had slipped to 42,790, a drop of 6.92%. This is reflected in the count of individuals carrying this surname, which declined from 516 in 2000 to 506 in 2010, a moderate reduction of 1.94%. These changes have resulted in a decrease in the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people, falling from 0.19 in 2000 to 0.17 by 2010, representing a 10.53% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,019	#42,790	-6.92%
Count	516	506	-1.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hargens

The ethnicity associated with the surname Hargens also saw some shifts during the same period, as recorded by the Decennial U.S. Census. Although the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 (94.77%) and 2010 (93.28%), there was a minor decrease of 1.57%. Interestingly, the category of Two or more races emerged in 2010, with 2.77% of individuals with the surname Hargens identifying within this group. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased slightly from 3.29% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010, marking a growth of 2.13%. However, no individuals with the surname Hargens identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.77%	93.28%	-1.57%
Hispanic	3.29%	3.36%	2.13%
Two or More Races	0%	2.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%