Explore the Family Name Liber

The meaning of Liber

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the Yiddish personal name Liber, a short form of Liberman. 2. German: variant of Lieber. 3. French and Walloon: variant of Libert. 4. French (southern): nickname for a freedman, Old French libert, from Latin libertus. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Myer, Yael.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Liber experienced a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 55,609 in popularity with a count of 345, translating to a proportion of 0.13 per 100K. However, by 2010, its rank had slipped to 66,371 with a count of 298, reducing the proportion to 0.1 per 100K. This represents a change of -19.35 in rank and -13.62 in count over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,609	#66,371	-19.35%
Count	345	298	-13.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liber

The ethnicity associated with the surname Liber also saw changes during the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The highest percentage of individuals with this surname identified as White, but that proportion decreased from 96.52% in 2000 to 94.97% in 2010. Interestingly, there was no presence of Asian/Pacific Islander or those identifying as two or more races recorded for either year. However, a new ethnic identity emerged in 2010, with 3.02% identifying as Hispanic. The proportion of those identifying as Black fell from 1.45% in 2000 to zero in 2010. No individuals with the surname Liber identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native during this time frame.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	94.97%	-1.61%
Hispanic	0%	3.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.45%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%