Explore the Family Name Suer

The meaning of Suer

German: nickname for a bitter or unpleasant person, from Middle High German, Middle Low German sūr ‘sour, bitter’.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Suer" has fluctuated slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,124 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had moved up to rank 54,296, marking a modest increase of 1.5%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased over this time period, with a count of 349 in 2000 rising to 380 in 2010, an increase of 8.88%. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#54,296	1.5%
Count	349	380	8.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suer

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts associated with the surname "Suer". In 2000, no one with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic, and that remained unchanged for the latter in 2010. However, by 2010, 3.42% of bearers of the surname identified as Hispanic. Those identifying as White constituted 90.26% in 2000 and saw a decrease to 83.68% in 2010. The percentage of those reporting their ethnicity as Black saw a significant increase from 6.30% in 2000 to 10.00% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased by 23.26%, dropping from 1.72% in 2000 to 1.32% in 2010. There were no reported individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.26%	83.68%	-7.29%
Black	6.3%	10%	58.73%
Hispanic	0%	3.42%	0%
Two or More Races	1.72%	1.32%	-23.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%