Explore the Family Name Reidinger

The meaning of Reidinger

German: 1. probably a habitational name for someone from any of several places called Reiting in Bavaria and Austria. 2. probably also an altered form of Riedinger and a variant of Rediger.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Reidinger has observed a significant drop from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 42,217 making it fairly uncommon, but by 2010, its rank slid to 67,519. This represents a nearly 60% decrease in popularity over the decade. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname dropped from 484 people in 2000 to just 292 in 2010, a decline of approximately 40%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population also declined by 44.44%, from 0.18 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,217	#67,519	-59.93%
Count	484	292	-39.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.1	-44.44%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reidinger

Concerning the ethnicity of individuals bearing the Reidinger surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals a predominantly White heritage. In 2000, 96.69% of Reidingers identified as White, though this figure fell slightly to 94.52% in 2010. A small percentage of Reidingers identify as Hispanic, with this group experiencing substantial growth from 1.65% in 2000 to 3.77% in 2010, marking a remarkable increase of 128.48%. There were no recorded Reidingers identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races made up 1.03% of Reidingers in 2000, but this figure was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	94.52%	-2.24%
Hispanic	1.65%	3.77%	128.48%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.03%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%