Explore the Family Name Muckerheide

The meaning of Muckerheide

German: topographic name probably after a settlement named after someone called Muck.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Muckerheide saw a rise in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname advanced from 76,465th position to 71,265th, a healthy increase of 6.8%. The count of individuals with this last name also grew by 17.09%, moving from 234 people in 2000 to 274 in 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion of Muckerheides per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.09 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#76,465	#71,265	6.8%
Count	234	274	17.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muckerheide

The ethnic identity associated with the Muckerheide surname also showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The most significant change was observed in the Asian/Pacific Islander group, which experienced a substantial increase of 70.56%, going from 2.14% to 3.65%. The number of Muckerheides identifying as having two or more ethnicities dropped by 37.87%, decreasing from 4.7% to 2.92%. The percentage of Muckerheides identifying as white fell slightly by 3.92% over the decade, representing the majority at 88.69% in 2010. There was no representation of this surname among Blacks, American Indian and Alaskan Natives in either year. However, the presence of Muckerheides within the Hispanic community emerged in 2010 at 4.38%, where there had been none in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.31%	88.69%	-3.92%
Hispanic	0%	4.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.14%	3.65%	70.56%
Two or More Races	4.7%	2.92%	-37.87%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%