Explore the Family Name Libert

The meaning of Libert

1. French (northern), Walloon, Flemish, North German, and Dutch: from the ancient Germanic personal name Leudberht, composed of the elements liud ‘people, tribe’ and berht ‘bright’. 2. North German: variant of Liebert.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Libert decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Libert was ranked 30,443rd most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to 32,031st, a decline of 5.22%. The count of people with this surname also slightly dipped from 724 in 2000 to 720 a decade later, marking a slight decrease of 0.55%. The proportion of people named Libert per 100,000 also saw a reduction of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,443	#32,031	-5.22%
Count	724	720	-0.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Libert

On the ethnicity front, using the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's been a notable shift in the distribution among individuals with the surname Libert. There weren't any identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. However, those identifying as two or more races declined from 2.21% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010, a drop of 24.43%. The percentage identifying as white fell from 86.33% to 82.64%, a decrease of 4.27%. On the other hand, there were significant increases in those identifying as Hispanic or Black. Hispanics went from making up 2.07% of Liberts to 3.33%, an increase of 60.87%, while those identifying as black increased from 8.70% to 11.39%, a rise of 30.92%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.33%	82.64%	-4.27%
Black	8.7%	11.39%	30.92%
Hispanic	2.07%	3.33%	60.87%
Two or More Races	2.21%	1.67%	-24.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%