Explore the Family Name Walkenhorst

The meaning of Walkenhorst

North German: habitational name from an unidentified place. The second element in the placename is clearly horst ‘underbrush, wooded hill’, perhaps from any of the places called Falkenhorst (Schleswig-Holstein, Silesia, East Prussia).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Walkenhorst has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 39,946 in popularity and this ranking slightly increased to 40,909 in 2010, marking a change of -2.41%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname increased from 517 to 533 during this period, showing a growth of 3.09%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a slight decrease from 0.19 to 0.18 over the ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,946	#40,909	-2.41%
Count	517	533	3.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Walkenhorst

The ethnicity table for the surname Walkenhorst presents interesting changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, around 99.23% of the individuals with this surname identified as White, but this percentage dropped to 96.25% in 2010. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, there were representations from two additional ethnic identities. Approximately 1.88% of individuals with the Walkenhorst surname identified with two or more races and about 0.94% identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.23%	96.25%	-3%
Two or More Races	0%	1.88%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.94%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%