Explore the Family Name Reuer

The meaning of Reuer

German: nickname from Middle High German riuwære ‘penitent’, probably in a church-related sense. Some characteristic forenames: German Erna, Erwin, Gerhard, Gerhart, Milbert, Otto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Reuer has seen a modest increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 73,154th most popular surname, with approximately 247 individuals bearing this last name. By 2010, the rank improved to 71,478 with an increase in count to about 273 people, indicating a growth of 10.53%. The proportion per 100k population remained constant at 0.09 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,154	#71,478	2.29%
Count	247	273	10.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Reuer

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Reuer also experienced some shifts within that same period according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White made up the majority of people with this surname, although their percentage dropped slightly from 90.28% in 2000 to 87.18% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races saw a significant increase in their representation, growing by 135.64% to make up 4.76% of individuals with the Reuer surname by 2010. Additionally, there was an emergence of Hispanic identification, rising to 2.56% in 2010 after being non-existent in 2000. However, the percentage of Black individuals decreased by 37.26%, down to 3.30% in 2010. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.28%	87.18%	-3.43%
Two or More Races	2.02%	4.76%	135.64%
Black	5.26%	3.3%	-37.26%
Hispanic	0%	2.56%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%