Explore the Family Name Ohle

The meaning of Ohle

German: 1. nickname for an oldman, from Middle High German olt (dialect ol) ‘old’. 2. habitational name from a place called Ohle, or a topographic name from Middle Low German ōl ‘meadowland surrounded by water’. 3. from a short form of a personal name beginning with Ohl-, such as Ohlerich (a variant of Ulrich), or Ohlbrecht. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ohle has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 64,385 and by 2010, it had improved to a rank of 62,714. This indicates a positive change of 2.6 in ranking. The count of people carrying this surname also increased from 289 in 2000 to 319 in 2010, reflecting a percentage increase of approximately 10.38. However, the proportion of this surname per 100,000 individuals remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#62,714	2.6%
Count	289	319	10.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ohle

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of Ohle's are White, although there has been a slight decrease from 96.54% in 2000 to 93.42% in 2010. There were no individuals with the Ohle surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. While initially in 2000, there were no individuals identifying as Hispanic or belonging to two or more races, by 2010, 1.88% identified as Hispanic and 2.82% reported having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	93.42%	-3.23%
Two or More Races	0%	2.82%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%