Explore the Family Name Niebling

The meaning of Niebling

German: from a medieval personal name, representing the ancient Germanic clan name Nibelung ‘descendant of mist (or fog)’ (from a name cognate with German Nebel ‘mist, fog’). In ancient Germanic mythology the Nibelungs were the doomed possessors of an immense hoard of treasure.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Niebling saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Niebling ranked as the 55,237th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to 61,297th place, marking a decrease of nearly 11%. The number of individuals bearing this name also decreased slightly from 348 in 2000 to 328 in 2010, representing a drop of about 6%. Proportionally, the number of people named Niebling per 100,000 decreased by 15.38% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#61,297	-10.97%
Count	348	328	-5.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Niebling

On the topic of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the last name Niebling identify as White, with the percentage decreasing marginally from 96.26% in 2000 to 95.73% in 2010. The number of those identifying as Hispanic also decreased by roughly 26% over the same period. Interestingly, the data revealed no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. However, there was a noted increase in individuals who identify with two or more ethnicities, rising to 1.52% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	95.73%	-0.55%
Hispanic	2.87%	2.13%	-25.78%
Two or More Races	0%	1.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%