Explore the Family Name Thalheimer

The meaning of Thalheimer

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name for someone from any of several places called Thalheim or Talheim. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Gerda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Thalheimer saw some shifts in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 51,809th and it slightly dropped to 52,851st in 2010, a decrease of 2.01%. However, the actual count of people with the surname increased by approximately 4% from 377 in 2000 to 392 in 2010. This illustrates that even though the rank fell, more people were adopting or born into the Thalheimer name. The proportion per 100k also decreased by 7.14%, further demonstrating the relative decline in popularity.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,809	#52,851	-2.01%
Count	377	392	3.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thalheimer

The Thalheimer surname's ethnicity distribution also experienced changes over the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of bearers who identify as White decreased slightly from 96.02% in 2000 to 94.13% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.59% in 2000 to 4.08% in 2010, an impressive 156.6% change. Interestingly, individuals identifying as two or more races, which was 1.86% in 2000, dropped to zero in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Thalheimer surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.02%	94.13%	-1.97%
Hispanic	1.59%	4.08%	156.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.86%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%