Explore the Family Name Peppler

The meaning of Peppler

1. South German: nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German pepelen ‘to feed or suckle (someone)’. Compare Pepler 2. 2. English: variant of Pepler 1. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Peppler saw a significant decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the last name dropped from 27,721 in 2000 to 41,501 in 2010, a steep decline of approximately 50%. During the same period, the count, or the number of people with the Peppler surname, also decreased from 817 to 524, signifying a reduction of nearly 36%. The proportion of Pepplers per 100,000 people also dipped by 40%, from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,721	#41,501	-49.71%
Count	817	524	-35.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.18	-40%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Peppler

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a slight shift in the ethnic identity associated with the Peppler surname from 2000 to 2010. While the majority of Pepplers identified as White in both years (96.7% in 2000 vs. 94.47% in 2010), there was a visible increase in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.47% in 2000 to 3.82% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of Pepplers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly decreased from 0.98% to 0.95%. There was no change reported for the categories "Two or more races", "Black", and "American Indian and Alaskan Native", with the latter two remaining at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	94.47%	-2.31%
Hispanic	1.47%	3.82%	159.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.98%	0.95%	-3.06%
Two or More Races	0.86%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%