Explore the Family Name Ilg

The meaning of Ilg

German and Swiss German: variant of Illig. Compare Elk. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerd, Fritz, Hans Peter, Matthias, Wilhelm.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ilg has slightly decreased in the United States over the course of a decade. In the year 2000, Ilg was ranked as the 31,426th most common surname, while in 2010 it dropped to the 32,632nd position, marking a change of -3.84%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname Ilg increased marginally from 697 in 2000 to 704 in 2010, an increase of 1.0%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k people, there was a decrease of -7.69%, going from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,426	#32,632	-3.84%
Count	697	704	1%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ilg

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ilg also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority of those with the Ilg surname identified as white, although their percentage decreased slightly from 97.42% in 2000 to 96.02% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races increased significantly from 0.86% to 1.42%, representing a 65.12% rise. A new category emerged in 2010, with 1.85% of individuals with the Ilg surname identifying as Hispanic. This group had not been represented in the 2000 census. There were no changes for other categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, as these groups remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.42%	96.02%	-1.44%
Hispanic	0%	1.85%	0%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.42%	65.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%