Explore the Family Name Waldeck

The meaning of Waldeck

1. German and Jewish (western Ashkenazic): habitational name from a place in Hesse, on the Eder river, probably named from Old High German wald ‘wood, forest’ + ecka, egga ‘corner’, ‘nook’. 2. English: variant of Waldock.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Waldeck has seen a slight decrease in rank from 19976 in 2000 to 20910 in 2010, marking a change of -4.68. Despite this drop in rank, the count indicates a small increase in the number of people bearing this surname with a rise from 1243 to 1260, equating to a 1.37% growth. However, the proportion per 100k has fallen by -6.52 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,976	#20,910	-4.68%
Count	1,243	1,260	1.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.43	-6.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Waldeck

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Waldeck, as disclosed by the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority of individuals identify as White, though this percentage did drop slightly from 97.67 in 2000 to 96.67 in 2010. The data also reveals an increase in those identifying as part of two or more races, rising from 0.56 to 1.11, which marks a considerable change of 98.21%. Similarly, there's been an increase in the Black community, going from 0.56 to 0.79, indicating a growth of 41.07%. In addition, new appearances in the categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic were observed in 2010, both accounting for 0.40 of the population with this surname. Meanwhile, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a slight decline of -1.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.67%	96.67%	-1.02%
Two or More Races	0.56%	1.11%	98.21%
Black	0.56%	0.79%	41.07%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.64%	0.63%	-1.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.4%	0%