Explore the Family Name Pflueger

The meaning of Pflueger

German (Pflüger): occupational name for a plowman or plowwright, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pfluoc ‘plow’. Compare Pflieger and Pfluger.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pflueger had a minor drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 23,350th in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had slipped down slightly to 23,750th, marking a change of -1.71%. However, the number of individuals carrying the Pflueger surname rose from 1,016 in 2000 to 1,065 in 2010, indicating an increase of 4.82%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 decreased by 5.26% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,350	#23,750	-1.71%
Count	1,016	1,065	4.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pflueger

The census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity of those bearing the Pflueger surname. Predominantly, people with this surname identify as White, making up 94.98% in 2000 and marginally decreasing to 94.08% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was a significant rise in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 1.18% in 2000 to 2.35% in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black was negligible in 2000 but saw a slight increase in 2010. There was also a decrease in the number who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native or as belonging to two or more races. This data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.98%	94.08%	-0.95%
Hispanic	1.18%	2.35%	99.15%
Two or More Races	1.87%	1.6%	-14.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.85%	0%
Black	0%	0.66%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.89%	0.47%	-47.19%