Explore the Family Name Middendorf

The meaning of Middendorf

German: topographic name from the residence of an inhabitant ‘in the middle of the village’, from Middle Low German midde, Middle High German mitte ‘midst’ (adjective) + Middle Low German dorp, Middle High German dorf ‘village’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Middendorf saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Middendorf was ranked 13,759th most popular surname in the United States. A decade later, it had climbed to 13,349th place, marking a change of nearly 3%. The count of individuals with the Middendorf surname also rose by over 13% during this period, from 2,019 to 2,284. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Middendorf per 100,000 increased by 2.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,759	#13,349	2.98%
Count	2,019	2,284	13.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	0.77	2.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Middendorf

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that those with the Middendorf surname are primarily of White ethnic identity, with very little variation between 2000 and 2010 (97.42% and 97.33%, respectively). The proportion of Middendorfs identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew by about 26% over the decade, although the overall percentage remains small. There was a slight increase (3.13%) in those claiming two or more races, while the proportion identifying as Hispanic decreased by 8.63%. There were no Middendorfs who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.42%	97.33%	-0.09%
Hispanic	1.39%	1.27%	-8.63%
Two or More Races	0.64%	0.66%	3.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.35%	0.44%	25.71%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%