Explore the Family Name Mecklenburg

The meaning of Mecklenburg

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from the province of this name in northern Germany, so called from Old Saxon mikil ‘big, great’ + burg ‘castle’. Amongst Jews this may have been acquired alternatively as an artificial name.

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

The surname Mecklenburg, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 35,621st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed up to the 34,574th position, indicating a 2.94% change. The number of individuals carrying this name also increased during this period from 597 to 654, showing a growth rate of 9.55%. However, the proportion of people per 100k with this surname remained constant at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,621	#34,574	2.94%
Count	597	654	9.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mecklenburg

When looking at the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Mecklenburg, we can observe some shifts between 2000 and 2010 based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of bearers of this surname identified as White, although there was a slight decrease from 94.30% to 92.66%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw increases of 21.89% and 36.82% respectively. There was also a slight rise in those claiming two or more races from 1.01% to 1.22%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander category experienced an appearance in 2010 after no reported data in 2000. The percentage of Black individuals with this surname remained unchanged and negligible.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.3%	92.66%	-1.74%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.01%	2.75%	36.82%
Hispanic	2.01%	2.45%	21.89%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.22%	20.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%