Explore the Family Name Reddinger

The meaning of Reddinger

German: 1. habitational name for someone from Reddingen near Soltau. 2. variant of Redinger.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Reddinger has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,381st in terms of commonality, while in 2010, it moved up to being the 36,204th most common surname, reflecting a change of 0.49%. The count of individuals with this last name also saw an increase of 6.54%, from 581 people in 2000 to 619 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.55%, indicating that while the absolute number of Reddingers increased, their share in the total population decreased slightly.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,381	#36,204	0.49%
Count	581	619	6.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reddinger

The ethnicity associated with the surname Reddinger also experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. White remains the dominant ethnic identity, but its percentage decreased slightly from 96.21% in 2000 to 94.83% in 2010. There were no Reddingers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of Reddingers identifying as two or more races also decreased significantly, from 2.24% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase, from 0.86% in 2000 to 2.58% in 2010. Additionally, there was a new ethnic identity category for Reddingers in 2010, with 1.13% identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.21%	94.83%	-1.43%
Hispanic	0.86%	2.58%	200%
Black	0%	1.13%	0%
Two or More Races	2.24%	0.97%	-56.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%