Explore the Family Name Longenecker

The meaning of Longenecker

Altered form of Swiss German Langenecker, a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Langeneck, from Old High German lang ‘long’ + egga ‘corner’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Longenecker increased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name went from being the 12,340th most popular name in 2000 to the 11,709th in 2010, marking a 5.11% increase in its popularity. The actual count of individuals with this surname also rose during this period, moving from 2,310 in 2000 to 2,677 in 2010, which is an increase of 15.89%. Additionally, the proportion of people named Longenecker per 100,000 people saw a rise of 5.81%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,340	#11,709	5.11%
Count	2,310	2,677	15.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.91	5.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Longenecker

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest change was seen within the Hispanic population, where the percentage of Longeneckers identifying as Hispanic rose by 187.50%, from 0.56% to 1.61%. Also noteworthy is the 125.58% increase in those identifying with two or more races, jumping from 0.43% to 0.97%. Contrarily, the proportion of Longeneckers who identify as White decreased slightly by 1.64%, though it still represented the majority at 96.19% in 2010. The proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black saw slight increases, whereas the proportion identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native declined by 39.53% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.79%	96.19%	-1.64%
Hispanic	0.56%	1.61%	187.5%
Two or More Races	0.43%	0.97%	125.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.71%	26.79%
Black	0.22%	0.26%	18.18%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.43%	0.26%	-39.53%