Explore the Family Name Mehling

The meaning of Mehling

German: patronymic from a short form of a compound name formed with mahal ‘gathering place, court’ (medieval thing) as the first element. Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Benno, Fritz, Othmar, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mehling showed a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 23,657th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 24,431st spot, representing a -3.27% change. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Mehling surname increased slightly from 999 in 2000 to 1,025 in 2010, marking a modest growth of 2.6%. However, the proportion per 100k people has seen a -5.41% decrease over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,657	#24,431	-3.27%
Count	999	1,025	2.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mehling

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mehling, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as White – 96.9% in 2000 and 93.95% in 2010, showing a minor decrease of -3.04%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Mehling surname increased significantly from 1.7% to 4.29%, representing a massive surge of 152.35%. The data also shows a small fraction identifying with two or more races, decreasing slightly from 0.80% to 0.78%. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all showed no changes, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.9%	93.95%	-3.04%
Hispanic	1.7%	4.29%	152.35%
Two or More Races	0.8%	0.78%	-2.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%