Explore the Family Name Senf

The meaning of Senf

German: from Middle High German sen(e)f ‘mustard’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in or producer of mustard. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Wolfgang.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Senf has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,735 in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had dropped to rank 57,372, marking a decrease of 20.19 percent. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Senf surname also decreased from 417 in 2000 to 355 in 2010, a reduction of 14.87 percent. Consequently, the proportion of the Senf surname per 100,000 people also declined by 20 percent over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,735	#57,372	-20.19%
Count	417	355	-14.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Senf

Regarding the ethnicity of individuals carrying the Senf surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most of them identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 94 percent of the individuals with this surname identified as White, though there was a slight decrease of 0.33 percent over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 1.92 percent in 2000 to 4.23 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black fell from 1.92 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.96%	94.65%	-0.33%
Hispanic	1.92%	4.23%	120.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.92%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%