Explore the Family Name Spieker

The meaning of Spieker

North German: from Middle Low German spīker ‘granary’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of a granary, or a topographic name for someone who lived near one. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Kurt, Eldor, Fritz, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Spieker has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 23,428 in popularity but rose to 19,341 by 2010, representing a significant increase of 17.44%. The actual count of individuals with the Spieker name also grew from 1,012 to 1,399, a substantial upswing of 38.24%. Accordingly, the proportion of those with this surname per 100,000 inhabitants also climbed from 0.38 to 0.47, marking an increase of 23.68%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,428	#19,341	17.44%
Count	1,012	1,399	38.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.47	23.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Spieker

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals noticeable changes for the Spieker surname from 2000 to 2010. While those identifying as white formed the majority, their percentage declined slightly from 97.63% to 95.93%. The Hispanic community saw an increase from 1.19% to 2.00%, a rise of 68.07%. It's noteworthy that the percentage of individuals from two or more ethnic identities increased from 0.79% to 1.14%, a change of 44.30%. Interestingly, the data shows a slight appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander identity within this surname in 2010 whereas it was non-existent in 2000. There were no changes for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.63%	95.93%	-1.74%
Hispanic	1.19%	2%	68.07%
Two or More Races	0.79%	1.14%	44.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.64%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%