Explore the Family Name Ideker

The meaning of Ideker

North German: from a pet form of the personal name Ida 2 or Ide 2 + -(k)er suffix denoting family association.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ideker has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname's rank improved from 62,577th in 2000 to 60,196th in 2010. This reflects an increase of 3.8%. Furthermore, the count of people holding this surname also rose by 12.04% - from 299 to 335 within the same decade. However, the proportion of people with the Ideker surname per 100,000 remained unchanged at 0.11.

20002010Change
Rank#62,577#60,1963.8%
Count29933512.04%
Proportion per 100k0.110.110%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ideker

As per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's interesting information about the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the surname Ideker. The majority of them self-identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though the percentage dropped slightly from 98.66% to 96.42% over that decade. There were no recorded instances of Idekers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. Please note, "(S)" indicates suppressed data for privacy reasons.

20002010Change
White98.66%96.42%-2.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%