Explore the Family Name Queener

The meaning of Queener

Perhaps an Americanized form of German Kühner (see Kuhner).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Queener has seen a minor fluctuation in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 23,721 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, its rank had slightly fallen to 23,866, marking a negligible decrease of 0.61%. However, the actual count of individuals bearing this surname increased from 996 to 1,058 during this decade, demonstrating a growth of 6.22%. Despite this increase, the proportion of individuals per 100k with the Queener surname has marginally decreased by 2.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,721	#23,866	-0.61%
Count	996	1,058	6.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.36	-2.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Queener

In terms of ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reflects that the majority of people with the Queener surname identify as White, with this group experiencing a small increase from 85.64% in 2000 to 86.58% in 2010. The second largest group is those identifying as Black, which saw a slight decrease from 10.54% to 9.83% over the same period. Interestingly, the percentage of Queeners identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial rise of 40.43%, albeit from a small base of 1.41% in 2000 to 1.98% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races saw a significant drop from 1.71% to 0.76%. No individuals with the Queener surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.64%	86.58%	1.1%
Black	10.54%	9.83%	-6.74%
Hispanic	1.41%	1.98%	40.43%
Two or More Races	1.71%	0.76%	-55.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%