Explore the Family Name Older

The meaning of Older

1. North German: status name for an old man or an alderman, chairman of a corporation or a city or church council. See Old. 2. English (southeastern): variant of Alder.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Older" has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 38,992nd most popular surname, dropping slightly to rank 41,100 in 2010, a change of -5.41%. The count of individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, with a minor decrease of -0.38%, from 532 in 2000 to 530 in 2010. The proportion of people with the surname "Older" per 100,000 also saw a decrease from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010, representing a 10% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,992	#41,100	-5.41%
Count	532	530	-0.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Older

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes among those bearing the surname "Older". The percentage of Older's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 33.73% from 1.69% in 2000 to 2.26% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, growing from 3.20% in 2000 to 5.85% in 2010, an increase of 82.81%. Conversely, there was a decrease in the percentage identifying as White, declining from 92.29% in 2000 to 88.11% in 2010, a drop of -4.53%. Furthermore, there were no Older's identifying as having two or more races, American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, whereas in 2000, 1.69% identified as having two or more races. Finally, the percentage of Older's identifying as Black increased from 0% in 2000 to 1.70% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.29%	88.11%	-4.53%
Hispanic	3.2%	5.85%	82.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.69%	2.26%	33.73%
Black	0%	1.7%	0%
Two or More Races	1.69%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%