Explore the Family Name Lineberger

The meaning of Lineberger

1. Americanized form of Swiss German and German Leuenberger or of its Alsatian cognate Leyenberger. Compare Linebarger, Lineberry, and Lionberger. 2. Americanized form of German Leinberger.

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

The surname Lineberger ranked 13,522 in popularity based on the 2000 Decennial U.S. Census data, and it moved to the 14,127 position in 2010, marking a 4.47% decrease in rank. Nonetheless, the count of people with this surname increased by 3.2% from 2,061 in 2000 to 2,127 in 2010. The proportion of Linebergers per 100,000 individuals dropped slightly by 5.26%, from 0.76 in 2000 to 0.72 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,522	#14,127	-4.47%
Count	2,061	2,127	3.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.72	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lineberger

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of Linebergers identified as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 85.59% in 2000 to 84.06% in 2010. The other ethnic identities that Linebergers identified with saw increases over the decade. The percentage of Linebergers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 58.33%, from 0.24% to 0.38%. Those identifying as having two or more races grew by 73.53%, from 0.68% to 1.18%. The percentage identifying as Hispanic went up by 54.31%, from 1.16% to 1.79%. The portion identifying as Black rose by 2.01%, from 11.94% to 12.18%. Lastly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a modest increase of 7.69%, moving from 0.39% to 0.42%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.59%	84.06%	-1.79%
Black	11.94%	12.18%	2.01%
Hispanic	1.16%	1.79%	54.31%
Two or More Races	0.68%	1.18%	73.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0.42%	7.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.24%	0.38%	58.33%