Explore the Family Name Mesner

The meaning of Mesner

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Messner 3. 2. South German: rare variant of Messner. 3. Slovenian: of German origin (see Messner). In some cases this may also be an Americanized or Germanized form of the Slovenian cognate Mežnar (see Meznarich).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mesner has seen a decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 58,849th and by 2010, it had fallen to 67,943rd — a drop of approximately 15.45%. Similarly, the number of individuals carrying the Mesner surname also decreased from 322 in 2000 to 290 in 2010, marking a decrease of about 9.94%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 people also experienced a drop of 16.67% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#67,943	-15.45%
Count	322	290	-9.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.1	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mesner

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Mesner, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census, some changes were recorded between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White and bearing the surname Mesner made up 95.34% in 2000 but this figure dropped to 92.07% by 2010. Meanwhile, an increase was noticed amongst those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.48% in 2000 to 3.45% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native bearing this surname in either year. However, by 2010, the census recorded a new category with 3.45% of individuals with the surname Mesner identifying themselves as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.34%	92.07%	-3.43%
Two or More Races	0%	3.45%	0%
Hispanic	2.48%	3.45%	39.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%