Explore the Family Name Hilgendorf

The meaning of Hilgendorf

North German: habitational name from any of several places so named, from Middle Low German hilge(n) ‘holy’ (inflected form of hillich) + dorp (later -dorf) ‘village’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Hilgendorf fluctuated between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Hilgendorf was ranked 22,011 in terms of frequency with a count of 1,098 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the rank had declined slightly to 23,100, however, the count increased marginally by 0.64% to 1,105. Despite this growth in raw numbers, the proportion per 100k people dipped by 9.76%, indicating the name's decreasing prevalence relative to the growing U.S. population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,011	#23,100	-4.95%
Count	1,098	1,105	0.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hilgendorf

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Hilgendorf also saw some changes from 2000 to 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of Hilgendorfs were identified as White, with percentages of 97.45% in 2000 and 96.83% in 2010 - a slight decrease of 0.64%. The percentage of Hilgendorfs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained stable around 0.55%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase of 57.8% in those identifying as of two or more ethnicities, from 1.09% in 2000 to 1.72% in 2010. Additionally, the number of Hilgendorfs identifying as Hispanic rose by 47.27%, albeit from a very low base of 0.55% in 2000. No Hilgendorfs identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.45%	96.83%	-0.64%
Two or More Races	1.09%	1.72%	57.8%
Hispanic	0.55%	0.81%	47.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.55%	0.54%	-1.82%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%