Explore the Family Name Katzenberger

The meaning of Katzenberger

1. German: habitational name for someone from any of minor places called Katzenberg in Hesse and Saxony. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Katzenberg, with the suffix -er making the name look as if it were habitational. Some characteristic forenames: German Georg, Heinz, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Katzenberger saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 27,526th most popular and held a count of 824. By 2010, its rank had improved to 27,392 with an increased count of 881, marking a growth of about 6.92%. Despite this growth in absolute numbers, the frequency of the surname per 100,000 people slightly decreased by 3.23%, indicating its relative popularity among other surnames may have declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#27,392	0.49%
Count	824	881	6.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Katzenberger

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Katzenberger, changes were observed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority identified as White in both years (93.69% in 2000 and 94.55% in 2010), there were notable shifts in other categories. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black identities associated with the surname dropped to zero by 2010 from 0.85% and 0.61% respectively. Those identifying with two or more races also decreased by roughly 32%. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw increases of about 32% and 25% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.69%	94.55%	0.92%
Hispanic	1.46%	1.93%	32.19%
Two or More Races	2.67%	1.82%	-31.84%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.73%	0.91%	24.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.85%	0%	0%
Black	0.61%	0%	0%