Explore the Family Name Speyer
The meaning of Speyer
German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from the German city of Speyer in Rhineland-Palatinate (see Spier 4), which had a large Jewish population in the Middle Ages.
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How common is the last name Speyer in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Speyer has seen a slight shift in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked as the 37,429th most popular surname in 2000, it moved to the 37,691st position by 2010, showing a marginal decline of 0.7%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Speyer surname increased by 5.36% during this period, going from 560 to 590. However, when this figure is adjusted to a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 4.76%, moving from 0.21 to 0.2 over the same decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #37,429 | #37,691 | -0.7% |
| Count | 560 | 590 | 5.36% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.21 | 0.2 | -4.76% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Speyer
The ethnicity data for the surname Speyer, also derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals that the highest proportion of individuals bearing this surname identify as White, constituting 94.92% of the total in 2010, down slightly from 96.43% in 2000. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 2.32% to 3.05%. In 2010, the data began to register individuals with the Speyer surname who identified with two or more races, accounting for 1.53% of the total. There were no recorded changes among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals with the surname Speyer.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.43% | 94.92% | -1.57% |
| Hispanic | 2.32% | 3.05% | 31.47% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.53% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |