Explore the Family Name Roegner

The meaning of Roegner

German: 1. occupational name from Middle High German rokkener ‘baker of rye bread’ (from Middle High German rogge, rocke ‘rye’). 2. habitational name for someone from Rögen near Coburg. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Roegner has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Roegner was ranked as the 52,500th most common surname in the United States, while it climbed to 51,066th position in 2010, reflecting a change of 2.73%. The count of people bearing this surname also increased from 371 in 2000 to 408 in 2010, which demonstrates a growth rate of approximately 9.97%. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100k people remained steady at 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,500	#51,066	2.73%
Count	371	408	9.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.14	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roegner

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Roegner from the same Decennial U.S. Census data, we find that it is overwhelmingly linked to White ethnicity. In both 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as White was above 97%, increasing slightly from 97.84% in 2000 to 98.77% in 2010. There were no reported instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Similarly, there were no records of individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.84%	98.77%	0.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%