Explore the Family Name Hinderer

The meaning of Hinderer

South German: topographic name for someone who lived at the back of a village or valley, or behind some prominent natural feature such as a mountain. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Erwin, Gerhard.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Hinderer has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank has moved from position 35,288 in 2000 to 35,622 in 2010, showing a negative change of approximately 0.95%. However, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Hinderer increased by 4.47% from 604 individuals in 2000 to 631 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 4.55%, moving from 0.22 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,288	#35,622	-0.95%
Count	604	631	4.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hinderer

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hinderer, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a predominant white demographic. In 2000, about 98.18% identified as white, which slightly dropped to 96.67% in 2010, marking a -1.54% change. Meanwhile, the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander also experienced a minor decrease from 0.83% in 2000 to 0.79% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no Hispanic representation in 2000, but this changed in 2010 when 1.58% of the Hinderers identified as Hispanic. For other ethnicities such as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying with two or more races, the figures remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.18%	96.67%	-1.54%
Hispanic	0%	1.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.83%	0.79%	-4.82%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%