Explore the Family Name Pfluger

The meaning of Pfluger

German (Pflüger): see Pflueger.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pfluger has seen a marginal decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name fell slightly from 30,868 in 2000 to 30,946 in 2010, marking a change of -0.25. However, the count or frequency of the name increased by 5.48 during this period, from 712 instances in 2000 to 751 in 2010. This indicates that despite its lower rank, more individuals carried the Pfluger surname in 2010 than in 2000. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a slight decline of -3.85, dropping from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.25 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,868	#30,946	-0.25%
Count	712	751	5.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pfluger

When examining the data related to ethnic identity, it's evident that there have been some shifts within the Pfluger demographic over the decade based on the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the overwhelming majority of those with the Pfluger surname were of White ethnicity at 97.75%, but this percentage dropped to 94.14% by 2010. During the same period, the proportion of Pflugers identifying as Hispanic saw the most significant increase, jumping from 0.84% to 3.20%. There was also a modest rise in those reporting two or more races, from 0.84% in 2000 to 1.07% in 2010. Finally, there was no recorded data for Pflugers of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in 2000, but by 2010, 0.80% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.75%	94.14%	-3.69%
Hispanic	0.84%	3.2%	280.95%
Two or More Races	0.84%	1.07%	27.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%