Explore the Family Name Vierling

The meaning of Vierling

German: 1. from Middle High German vierlinc ‘one-fourth of a measure’, hence a status name or nickname for someone who had an annual tax liability of this amount. 2. habitational name from a place so named in Bavaria or Austria.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Vierling saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Although the count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.28%, from 1,167 in 2000 to 1,217 in 2010, it dropped in rank from 20,995 to 21,470, representing a change of -2.26%. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the Vierling surname per 100,000 people decreased slightly from 0.43 in 2000 to 0.41 in 2010, a change of -4.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,995	#21,470	-2.26%
Count	1,167	1,217	4.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.41	-4.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vierling

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Vierling surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, it is primarily identified with White ethnicity. However, there has been a slight decrease (2%) in that identification from 97.51% in 2000 to 95.56% in 2010. Interestingly, the largest growth was seen within the Hispanic category, which increased by 166.23% from 0.77% in 2000 to 2.05% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander group also saw an increase from 0.60% in 2000 to 1.07% in 2010, a growth of 78.33%. Identification as two or more races rose modestly at 24.42%, from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.07% in 2010. No changes were observed in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories as they remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.51%	95.56%	-2%
Hispanic	0.77%	2.05%	166.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.6%	1.07%	78.33%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.07%	24.42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%