Explore the Family Name Knoedler

The meaning of Knoedler

South German (Knödler): occupational name, probably for someone who made dumplings, from an agent derivative of Middle High German knödel, see Knodel 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther, Heinz, Helmut, Manfred, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Knoedler experienced slight changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Knoedler ranked as the 40,203rd most popular surname in the United States and climbed slightly to the 41,501st position by 2010, indicating a decrease in rank by 3.23%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 513 in 2000 to 524 in 2010, a growth of 2.14%. The proportion of people named Knoedler per 100,000 population saw a slight decrease over this decade from 0.19 to 0.18, representing a drop of 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,203	#41,501	-3.23%
Count	513	524	2.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Knoedler

The ethnicity associated with the surname Knoedler also underwent some shifts according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, around 98.25% of individuals with this surname identified their ethnicity as White, which decreased slightly to 97.14% in 2010. Over the same period, those identifying with two or more ethnicities saw an increase from 0.97% to 1.53%, marking a significant rise of 57.73%. There were no reported instances of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.25%	97.14%	-1.13%
Two or More Races	0.97%	1.53%	57.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%