Explore the Family Name Liebling

The meaning of Liebling

1. German: from a pet form of a compound name formed with Lieb-, for example Liebhart. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Liebling ‘darling’ (see Lieb 1). Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Hyam, Abbe, Mordechai. German Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Liebling has seen a slight decrease over the decade. In 2000, it was ranked 63,450th but by 2010, it fell to the 71,265th position, marking a decline of 12.32%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also dropped from 294 in 2000 to 274 in 2010, representing a 6.8% drop. The proportion of people with the surname Liebling per 100,000 population also decreased from 0.11 to 0.09, reflecting an 18.18% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#71,265	-12.32%
Count	294	274	-6.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liebling

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of the people with the surname Liebling identify as White, although the percentage declined slightly from 96.94% in 2000 to 94.89% in 2010. Over the same period, there was an increase in the proportion of people with this surname identifying with two or more races - a rise of 50%, from 1.70% to 2.55%. A small percentage (1.82%) started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, which was not reported in 2000. There were no individuals with the surname Liebling who identified as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.94%	94.89%	-2.11%
Two or More Races	1.7%	2.55%	50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.82%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%