Explore the Family Name Viertel

The meaning of Viertel

German: from Middle High German viertel ‘quarter, fraction, also as a dry or liquid measure as well as land measure’, hence a status name or nickname for a farmer who owned that much land or taxes. Some characteristic forenames: German Ernst, Hans, Kurt, Otto.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Viertel has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 56,526 in popularity, while in 2010 it had slipped to 60,790. This represents an overall change of -7.54%. The count of people with this surname also decreased during this period, going from 338 in 2000 to 331 in 2010, a reduction of 2.07%. The proportion per 100k of people with this surname also dropped from 0.13 to 0.11, showing a 15.38% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,526	#60,790	-7.54%
Count	338	331	-2.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Viertel

The ethnicity of individuals carrying the Viertel name also shifted slightly between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identified as White, with 94.38% in 2000 and 93.35% in 2010, marking a minor decrease of 1.09%. Hispanic representation within the Viertel population increased over this period, rising from 3.25% to 4.53%, which is a significant increase of 39.38%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The category of Two or more races was represented in 2000 at 1.48%, but there were no recorded instances in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.38%	93.35%	-1.09%
Hispanic	3.25%	4.53%	39.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.48%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%