Explore the Family Name Reasonover

The meaning of Reasonover

Americanized form of German and Austrian German Reisenauer or Austrian German Reisenhofer, a habitational name for someone from a place called Reisenhof-Lehen in Lower Austria.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Reasonover saw a decrease in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 45,308 to 50,771, marking a 12.06% decrease. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased by 7.64%, from 445 in 2000 to 411 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Reasonover per 100,000 residents decreased from 0.16 to 0.14, a decline of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,308	#50,771	-12.06%
Count	445	411	-7.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reasonover

In terms of ethnicity, it was found that the distribution among those with the surname Reasonover shifted slightly between 2000 and 2010, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 30.48%, while those identifying as belonging to two or more races dropped to zero. On the other hand, the percentage of whites increased by 2.99%, going up from 64.49% to 66.42%. Interestingly, there was a new entry into the Hispanic category with 1.46% in 2010, which had been nil in 2000. However, the proportion of those identifying as Black decreased slightly by 4.75%. The category for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.49%	66.42%	2.99%
Black	29.89%	28.47%	-4.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3.15%	2.19%	-30.48%
Hispanic	0%	1.46%	0%
Two or More Races	1.57%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%