Explore the Family Name Nebeker

The meaning of Nebeker

Americanized form of North German Niebecker: occupational name for a baker who was new in town, or a habitational name for someone from Niebeck (near Uelzen).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nebeker has seen an increase in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Nebeker ranked 21,273rd in popularity and increased to a rank of 20,336th by 2010. This shows a positive change of 4.4%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname expanded from 1,148 in 2000 to 1,307 in 2010, which is a substantial growth of 13.85%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight increase from 0.43 to 0.44, marking a 2.33% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,273	#20,336	4.4%
Count	1,148	1,307	13.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.44	2.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nebeker

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of people with the surname Nebeker identify as White, although there were shifts in the distribution between 2000 and 2010. The percentage identifying as White declined slightly from 94.69% in 2000 to 93.65% in 2010. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Hispanic increased by 15.04%, from 2.26% to 2.60%. There was also a small but notable increase in those identifying with two or more ethnicities, from 2.61% to 2.75%. The percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively steady, with only the Asian/Pacific Islander category showing a minor increase to 0.46% in 2010. Data for certain categories was suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.69%	93.65%	-1.1%
Two or More Races	2.61%	2.75%	5.36%
Hispanic	2.26%	2.6%	15.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.46%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%