Explore the Family Name Taflinger

The meaning of Taflinger

German: perhaps a habitational name, for example for someone from Thalfingen in Bavaria or Tailfingen in Baden-Württemberg.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Taflinger has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,026 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 50,275, representing a drop of nearly 7%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also fell slightly during this period, with the count going down from 425 in 2000, to 416 in 2010, marking a decrease of roughly 2%. This change is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which dipped by about 12.5% from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,026	#50,275	-6.91%
Count	425	416	-2.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Taflinger

In terms of ethnic identity, the Taflinger surname was largely associated with individuals identifying as White, based on both the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 94.59% of Taflingers identified as White, and while this percentage slightly decreased in 2010 to 93.75%, it remained the dominant ethnicity. During the same decade, there was an increase in the percentage of Taflingers identifying with two or more races, going up from 1.88% to 2.88%. There was a similar rise in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.88% in 2000 to 2.64% in 2010. However, no Taflingers were found to identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.59%	93.75%	-0.89%
Two or More Races	1.88%	2.88%	53.19%
Hispanic	1.88%	2.64%	40.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.65%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%