Explore the Family Name Oblinger

The meaning of Oblinger

South German (Bavaria): unexplained. Compare Obringer. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on information derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Oblinger saw a slight decrease in its standing within the national popularity rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 46,426th to 48,060th place, a change of -3.52%. Despite this slight drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased marginally from 432 in 2000 to 440 in 2010, which indicates a growth of 1.85%. However, when taking into account the overall U.S. population, the proportion per 100k people bearing the Oblinger name decreased by -6.25% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,426	#48,060	-3.52%
Count	432	440	1.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oblinger

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also provides an insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Oblinger surname. In both the years 2000 and 2010, the overwhelming majority of Oblingers were identified as White, with a slight decrease from 95.37% to 95.00% over the decade. The number of Oblingers identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant change with an increase of 79.86%, rising from 1.39% in 2000 to 2.5% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races fell from 1.85% to 1.14%, a decrease of -38.38%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Oblinger surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.37%	95%	-0.39%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.5%	79.86%
Two or More Races	1.85%	1.14%	-38.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%