Explore the Family Name Misenheimer

The meaning of Misenheimer

Americanized form of German Meisenheimer.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data gathered from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Misenheimer has displayed a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 23,037 in 2000 to 23,737 in 2010, marking a decrease of 3.04%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname slightly grew by 2.9% from 1,036 in 2000 to 1,066 in 2010. Nevertheless, the overall proportion of the Misenheimer surname per 100,000 people dropped by 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,037	#23,737	-3.04%
Count	1,036	1,066	2.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Misenheimer

In terms of ethnic identity associated with the Misenheimer surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals dynamic changes between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, the surname was found among those identifying as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 91.41% in 2000 to 89.87% in 2010. Meanwhile, individuals identifying with two or more races have increased significantly from 0.58% to 1.22%, an increase of 110.34%. The surname has also started to appear among those identifying as Hispanic and Asian/Pacific Islander, at 0.84% and 0.56% respectively, while it remained relatively stable among Black individuals with a slight increase from 6.85% to 6.94%. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with this surname saw a minor decrease from 0.58% to 0.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.41%	89.87%	-1.68%
Black	6.85%	6.94%	1.31%
Two or More Races	0.58%	1.22%	110.34%
Hispanic	0%	0.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.56%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.58%	0.56%	-3.45%