Explore the Family Name Lender

The meaning of Lender

1. German (Rhineland): from an ancient Germanic personal name, Landher, composed of the elements land ‘land’ + her ‘army’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Lander, from Yiddish land ‘land’ and the change of the root vowel from /a/ to /e/ because of the umlaut concomittant to the addition of the suffix er. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hymen, Menahem.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Lender' has experienced a dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,301 but by 2010, its rank had dropped to 35,489 - a decrease of 13.38%. The number of people with the surname also declined from 700 to 634 during this period, marking a 9.43% reduction. The proportion of people with the Lender surname per 100,000 decreased by 19.23%, falling from 0.26 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,301	#35,489	-13.38%
Count	700	634	-9.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.21	-19.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lender

On the matter of ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Lender', the Decennial U.S. Census provides an intriguing insight. As of 2010, the majority (84.86%) identified as White, a slight decrease from 2000 when it was 87.57%. Notably, there was a significant increase in the Black population with the surname — from 6.86% in 2000 to 11.51% in 2010. The Hispanic representation decreased by 34.98% to 1.58% in 2010, while Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races had minor presence. There were no recorded American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.57%	84.86%	-3.09%
Black	6.86%	11.51%	67.78%
Hispanic	2.43%	1.58%	-34.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.95%	0%
Two or More Races	2%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%