Explore the Family Name Veksler

The meaning of Veksler

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): variant of Wechsler. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mendel, Yakov, Moisey, Aron, Benyamin, Etya, Gitlya, Izya, Khaim. Russian Anatoly, Mikhail, Boris, Igor, Aleksandr, Aleksey, Anatoliy, Arkady, Galina, Gennadiy, Iosif, Leonid.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Veksler saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname dropped by around 4.68% from 56,526th place to 59,171st. However, it's important to note that, despite the drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Veksler surname slightly increased by 1.18% during this period, rising from 338 individuals in 2000 to 342 in 2010. This indicates that while the name became less common relative to other surnames, more people in the U.S. bore this surname in 2010 than in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#59,171	-4.68%
Count	338	342	1.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Veksler

Regarding the ethnicity of those bearing the Veksler surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, over 97% of Veksler individuals identified as White, with a negligible increase of 0.03% in this cohort over the decade. There was also a small percentage of individuals who identified as Hispanic, accounting for about 2% of all Veksler individuals in both years, with a slight decrease of 0.97% over the decade. No individuals with the Veksler surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year according to the census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.63%	97.66%	0.03%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.05%	-0.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%