Explore the Family Name Roehrig

The meaning of Roehrig

German (Röhrig): 1. topographic name from Middle High German rōrach, rœrach ‘reed bed’, or a habitational name from any of the four places called with this word. 2. from an ancient Germanic personal name, Hrodric, composed of the elements hrōd ‘fame, renown’ + rīc ‘power(ful)’. Compare Rarey, Rohrig, and Rohrich. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerd, Hans, Frieda, Jutta, Manfred.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Roehrig has seen a slight decline over a decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 20,497th most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to 21,470th. This represents a decrease in popularity of about 4.75%. However, the actual count of people with the Roehrig surname increased slightly from 1,203 in 2000 to 1,217 in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by nearly 9% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,497	#21,470	-4.75%
Count	1,203	1,217	1.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.41	-8.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Roehrig

The ethnicity distribution of the Roehrig surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly White, although there has been a minor decrease of 1.49% between 2000 and 2010. Over the same period, the proportion identifying as Two or more races saw an increase of nearly 48%, while those identifying as Hispanic rose by just over 17%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category also saw an increase, rising by 43.37%. There were no individuals with the Roehrig surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	94.33%	-1.49%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.66%	2.38%	43.37%
Hispanic	1.33%	1.56%	17.29%
Two or More Races	0.67%	0.99%	47.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%