Explore the Family Name Mische

The meaning of Mische

1. East German: variant of Misch 2. 2. Germanized form of Slovenian Miše (see Mise 2). In large part, it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar). Some characteristic forenames: German Franziska.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mische experienced a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Mische was ranked 70,273rd in terms of prevalence among surnames in the United States but fell to the 81,181st spot by 2010, a decrease of 15.52%. The total count of individuals bearing this name also declined from 260 in 2000 to 233 in 2010, which represents a reduction by 10.38%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Mische per 100,000 inhabitants in the U.S. decreased by 20% during the same period, moving from 0.1 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,273	#81,181	-15.52%
Count	260	233	-10.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mische

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Mische surname was predominantly associated with white individuals in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 98.46% of those with the Mische surname identified as white, dipping slightly to 97.85% in 2010. This shows a minor decline of 0.62% over the decade. Meanwhile, there were no recorded instances of the Mische surname being linked to Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, or those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.46%	97.85%	-0.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%