Explore the Family Name Hargroder

The meaning of Hargroder

Americanized form of German Hergenröder: habitational name for someone from Hergenrode, Hergenroth, Herchenrode, or Herchenroth in Hesse. Compare Harkrader.

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

According to data drawn from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Hargroder' has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Hargroder' ranked 65,298 in terms of surname popularity in the United States; by 2010 it had slipped to 65,964, marking a change of -1.02%. Despite this decrease in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the 'Hargroder' surname increased from 284 to 300 during this decade, showing a growth rate of 5.63%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a slight dip, decreasing from 0.11 to 0.10, a change of -9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,298	#65,964	-1.02%
Count	284	300	5.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hargroder

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the 'Hargroder' surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly associated with White ethnicity. In 2000, 99.30% of those with the 'Hargroder' surname identified as White, although this percentage dropped slightly to 96.67% by 2010. While the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained consistent at 0.00% for both years, there was a small emergence of Hispanic identity. In 2010, 2.00% of individuals with the 'Hargroder' surname identified as Hispanic, indicating a slight diversification in the ethnic identity associated with this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.3%	96.67%	-2.65%
Hispanic	0%	2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%