Explore the Family Name Henneberger

The meaning of Henneberger

German: habitational name for someone from a place called Henneberg (see Henneberg). Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Fritz, Gerhard.

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

The surname Henneberger, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen slight changes in popularity over the past two decades. In 2000, it was ranked as the 60,083rd most common surname but by 2010, its rank had fallen slightly to 61,745th, marking a decrease of 2.77%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the count of individuals bearing the surname Henneberger actually increased from 314 in 2000 to 325 in 2010, an increase of 3.5%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also dropped marginally from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,083	#61,745	-2.77%
Count	314	325	3.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Henneberger

On the topic of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of the Henneberger surname bearers identified as White, accounting for 94.59% in 2000 and 90.77% in 2010, experiencing a decline of 4.04% over the decade. There was a noticeable uptick in those identifying as Hispanic, moving from 3.18% in 2000 to a significant 7.38% in 2010, showing a massive surge of 132.08%. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races in 2000 was 1.59%, however, this changed to zero in 2010. No Henneberger surname bearers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	90.77%	-4.04%
Hispanic	3.18%	7.38%	132.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.59%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%