Explore the Family Name Wahlers

The meaning of Wahlers

North German: variant of Wahler 1 with genitival -s. Some characteristic forenames: German Lorenz, Heinz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wahlers has seen a mild increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 33,563 among all surnames in the United States, with 641 people carrying Wahlers as their last name. By 2010, it had moved up slightly to the rank of 33,343 with an increased count of 685 individuals bearing the surname. However, despite this increase in count, the proportion of Wahlers per 100,000 people saw a slight decrease of 4.17% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,563	#33,343	0.66%
Count	641	685	6.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wahlers

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some intriguing shifts within the holders of the Wahlers surname over the decade. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (95.63%), followed by small percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic (both at 1.09%) or as having two or more races (0.94%). No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, there was a marginal decrease in those identifying as White (-0.17%) and those with two or more races (-6.38%). Conversely, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic (74.31%) and a moderate increase for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (33.94%). The proportions of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.63%	95.47%	-0.17%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.9%	74.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	1.46%	33.94%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0.88%	-6.38%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%