Explore the Family Name Lineberry

The meaning of Lineberry

Variant of Lineberger 1, a surname of (Swiss) German or Alsatian origin.

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

Popularity: Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lineberry saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lineberry ranked as the 9495th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to 9873rd place, marking a change of -3.98%. Despite this decrease in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Lineberry surname increased from 3140 in 2000 to 3276 in 2010, which signifies a growth of 4.33%. However, when considering proportion per 100k, there was a slight decrease of -4.31%, moving from 1.16 in 2000 to 1.11 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#9,495#9,873-3.98%
Count3,1403,2764.33%
Proportion per 100k1.161.11-4.31%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lineberry

Ethnicity: The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census reflects some shifts in the ethnic identity linked to the Lineberry surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of Lineberry's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander exhibited significant growth, increasing by 112.50% from 0.16 to 0.34. Similarly, those reporting as Hispanic doubled from 0.70 to 1.40. However, the number of individuals bearing the Lineberry name and identifying as Black or American Indian/Alaskan Native declined, down by 7.55% and 18.42% respectively. Those identifying as White still constituted the majority, but saw a small decrease, from 96.18% to 95.27%. Lastly, the percentage of people identifying as two or more races increased modestly from 0.99 to 1.22.

20002010Change
White96.18%95.27%-0.95%
Black1.59%1.47%-7.55%
Hispanic0.7%1.4%100%
Two or More Races0.99%1.22%23.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.16%0.34%112.5%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.38%0.31%-18.42%