Explore the Family Name Massenburg

The meaning of Massenburg

Possibly an altered form of English Massingberd: nickname from Middle English messing ‘brass, brazen’ + berd ‘beard’. The surname Massingberd is rare in Britain. History: The surname Massenburg is recorded in VA in the early 18th century.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Massenburg has seen a slight increase in popularity over the decade between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved from 17,426th place to 16,765th, indicating a growth of 3.79%. The total count of people with this surname also rose from 1,492 to 1,704 in the span of 10 years, a change that represents a 14.21% increase. Even the proportion per 100,000 people had a modest boost of 5.45%, moving from 0.55 to 0.58.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,426	#16,765	3.79%
Count	1,492	1,704	14.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.58	5.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Massenburg

The ethnicity associated with the surname Massenburg showed some interesting shifts throughout the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the percentage of people who identify as Black slightly decreased from 87.13% to 85.45%, the representation of White individuals increased by 18.62%, going from 9.45% to 11.21%. Similarly, those identifying as Hispanic doubled their share from 0.40% to 0.88%. However, no changes were recorded for the categories Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native from 2000 to 2010. The group of people who identify as two or more races saw a small rise of 1.15%, remaining relatively stable at around 1.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	87.13%	85.45%	-1.93%
White	9.45%	11.21%	18.62%
Two or More Races	1.74%	1.76%	1.15%
Hispanic	0.4%	0.88%	120%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.47%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.8%	0%	0%