Explore the Family Name Selinger

The meaning of Selinger

1. German: variant of Selig. 2. German: in some cases, a habitational name for someone from Sehlingen in Lower Saxony. 3. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Salinger. Some characteristic forenames: German Helmut, Kurt.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Selinger has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, Selinger ranked at 30,061 but dropped to 30,916 in 2010, indicating a popularity decrease of 2.84%. However, the number of people bearing the surname increased from 736 in 2000 to 752 in 2010, a growth of 2.17%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a slight decline of 7.41% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,061	#30,916	-2.84%
Count	736	752	2.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Selinger

Shifting focus to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Selinger identify as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.92% in 2000 to 92.42% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic population identifying with this surname, going from 1.09% in 2000 to 3.46% in 2010, a significant rise of 217.43%. Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander descent and those identifying with two or more races also saw increases in their representation among those with the Selinger surname. However, there was no change in the percentage of Black individuals or American Indian and Alaskan Natives with this surname during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.92%	92.42%	-3.65%
Hispanic	1.09%	3.46%	217.43%
Two or More Races	1.63%	2.66%	63.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	1.33%	22.02%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%