Explore the Family Name Pfarr

The meaning of Pfarr

South German: from Middle High German pfarr ‘district, parish’ or pfarre(r) ‘parish priest’, hence an occupational name for a parson, or a topographic name for someone who lived near the parsonage.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pfarr underwent a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Pfarr held the rank of 28,407, which slipped to 30,600 ten years later, marking a 7.72% drop. A similar trend was observed in terms of count, with the number of individuals bearing the Pfarr surname declining by 3.67%, from 791 in 2000 to 762 in 2010. This resulted in a corresponding reduction in the proportion per 100k people, which decreased from 0.29 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,407	#30,600	-7.72%
Count	791	762	-3.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.26	-10.34%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pfarr

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Pfarr surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, it remains predominantly White. Between 2000 and 2010, there was only a minor increase (0.36%) in the percentage of people with this surname identifying as white, moving from 95.20% to 95.54%. The percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races experienced a more significant increase of 24.60%, albeit from a small base, rising from 1.26% to 1.57%. There was also a modest increase in the proportion of Pfarrs identifying as Hispanic (10.53%), while the count of those self-identifying as Black dropped to zero. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.2%	95.54%	0.36%
Hispanic	1.9%	2.1%	10.53%
Two or More Races	1.26%	1.57%	24.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.76%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%