Explore the Family Name Tager

The meaning of Tager

1. German (Täger): from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with tac ‘day’ as the first element. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name, a Yiddishized form of Hebrew tagar ‘merchant’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mikhael, Revekka.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tager saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,120 but dropped to 50,106 by 2010, reflecting a change of -6.34. The count of the surname also experienced a slight decline from 424 to 418, marking a decrease of 1.42. Its proportion per 100k individuals also lessened by 12.5 percent, moving from 0.16 to 0.14 over this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,120	#50,106	-6.34%
Count	424	418	-1.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tager

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes in the distribution for the surname Tager from 2000 to 2010. For some ethnicities, the data remained constant, such as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black, which both stayed at zero. However, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, increasing to 3.83 percent in 2010 from no recorded percentage in 2000. The proportion of individuals with the surname Tager who identify as White declined slightly from 91.98 percent to 89.23 percent, a change of -2.99 percent. Hispanic representation saw a modest increase, shifting from 4.01 percent to 4.31 percent. Meanwhile, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a drop of 32.08 percent, declining from 2.12 percent to 1.44 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.98%	89.23%	-2.99%
Hispanic	4.01%	4.31%	7.48%
Two or More Races	0%	3.83%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.12%	1.44%	-32.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%