Explore the Family Name Meinke

The meaning of Meinke

North German, East Frisian, and North Frisian: from a pet form of the personal name Mein 1. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Dieter, Erwin, Fritz, Hertha, Otto.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Meinke has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 17,627 in popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped to 18,899, a drop of 7.22%. The count also reflected this trend, with a decline from 1,468 occurrences in 2000 to 1,445 in 2010, marking a reduction of 1.57%. Similarly, its proportion per 100k people fell by 9.26% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,627	#18,899	-7.22%
Count	1,468	1,445	-1.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.49	-9.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meinke

When considering ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Meinke surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with percentages of 96.80% and 95.64%, respectively. During that decade, there was an 11.76% increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, although the total percentage remains low at 0.76%. The largest change was seen in the Hispanic category, where there was an impressive 85.37% growth, albeit from a small base of 1.23% in 2000 to a still modest 2.28% in 2010. We saw a decrease in those identifying as belonging to Two or more races, dropping from 1.16% to 0.83%. However, there were no changes in the Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, which all remained at 0% in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	95.64%	-1.2%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.28%	85.37%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0.83%	-28.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.76%	11.76%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%