Explore the Family Name Langfeldt

The meaning of Langfeldt

German and Danish: habitational name from any of several places so called from Old High German lang ‘long’ + feld ‘open country, field’, or a topographic name based on the same elements, for the owner of a long piece of land. Compare Longfield. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

The Langfeldt surname saw a surge in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Langfeldt ranked as the 62,961st most common surname with 297 individuals carrying the name. By 2010, it had risen to be the 51,723rd most common name in the United States, representing an increase of 17.85%. The number of people with the Langfeldt surname also grew by 35.35% during this decade, from 297 to 402 individuals.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,961	#51,723	17.85%
Count	297	402	35.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Langfeldt

In terms of ethnicity, the Langfeldt surname was predominantly associated with White individuals in both 2000 and 2010, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 96.97% of those with the surname identified as White, however, this proportion decreased slightly to 90.80% in 2010. The Hispanic population represented 1.68% of Langfeldts in 2000, but increased by 48.21% over the next decade. While there were no recorded individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the surname in either year, the surname did appear among Black individuals and those identifying with two or more races by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.97%	90.8%	-6.36%
Black	0%	3.48%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.49%	0%
Hispanic	1.68%	2.49%	48.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%