Explore the Family Name Linsenmeyer

The meaning of Linsenmeyer

German: 1. distinguishing name for a tenant farmer (see Meyer) who grew lentils, from Middle High German lins(e) ‘lentil’. 2. alternatively, a variant of Linsenmann, an occupational name for a grower and seller of lentils. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Fritz, Monika, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Linsenmeyer has slightly increased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The data shows that it rose from being the 79,394th most common surname in 2000 to the 78,821st in 2010. This represents a mild growth rate of about 0.72%. Similarly, the number of people bearing this surname also grew by 8.52% during the same period, from 223 in 2000 to 242 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100,000 remained steady at 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,394	#78,821	0.72%
Count	223	242	8.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Linsenmeyer

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Linsenmeyer surname, the Decennial U.S Census data presents some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, nearly all (98.65%) of the individuals with this last name identified as White. However, this percentage dropped to 94.63% in 2010. During the same decade, a new ethnicity appeared in the data; approximately 2.07% of people with the Linsenmeyer surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010. For other ethnicities such as Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, there was no recorded change during the ten-year interval.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.65%	94.63%	-4.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.07%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%