Explore the Family Name Hempfling

The meaning of Hempfling

German: from Middle High German henfelinc ‘linnet’, probably applied as a nickname for someone thought to resemble the bird in some way or as a metonymic occupational name for a birdcatcher.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Hempfling' saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 42,983rd most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 43,438th position, indicating a change of -1.06%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased from 474 in 2000 to 497 in 2010, representing a 4.85% increase. The proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, a change of -5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,983	#43,438	-1.06%
Count	474	497	4.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hempfling

In terms of ethnic identity, the vast majority of those with the surname 'Hempfling' identified as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.78% of Hempflings reported being White, which slightly decreased to 94.16% in 2010. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native Hempflings in either year. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races increased significantly from 2.53% in 2000 to 3.22% in 2010, a change of 27.27%. Additionally, by 2010, 1.21% of Hempflings identified as Hispanic, an ethnicity not represented among Hempflings in the 2000 Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	94.16%	-1.69%
Two or More Races	2.53%	3.22%	27.27%
Hispanic	0%	1.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%