Explore the Family Name Mencer

The meaning of Mencer

1. Americanized form of German Mentzer or Mainzer, or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. 2. English: probably a variant of Manser. This surname is very rare in Britain. Compare Menser.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Mencer slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 35,797th most common surname in the United States and by 2010, it had dropped to the 36,695th position, a decrease of 2.51%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Mencer surname increased from 593 in 2000 to 609 in 2010, an increase of 2.7%. However, when considering proportion per 100k people, there was a slight decrease of 4.55% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,797	#36,695	-2.51%
Count	593	609	2.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mencer

When looking at ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, in 2000, majority of individuals with the surname Mencer identified as White (80.61%), followed by Black (16.86%), and Hispanic (1.69%). No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there were some changes in the ethnic identity of individuals with the Mencer surname. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased slightly to 81.44%, while those identifying as Black decreased to 14.61%. The Hispanic population also saw a slight increase to 1.97%. Interestingly, the 2010 data shows a new category of individuals identifying as being of two or more races, accounting for 1.64% of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.61%	81.44%	1.03%
Black	16.86%	14.61%	-13.35%
Hispanic	1.69%	1.97%	16.57%
Two or More Races	0%	1.64%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%