Explore the Family Name Warshauer

The meaning of Warshauer

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Warschauer, a habitational name for someone from Warsaw, capital of Poland, from the German name of the city Warschau.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Warshauer has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of this surname rose from 55,376 in 2000 to 54,178 in 2010, marking a 2.16% change. The count, which represents the number of people with this last name, also increased by 9.8% from 347 in 2000 to 381 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k remained steady at 0.13, suggesting that the increase in count and rank was proportional to the growth in the overall population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,376	#54,178	2.16%
Count	347	381	9.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Warshauer

The ethnicity associated with the Warshauer surname has also seen some changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, those identifying as White made up the largest percentage at 96.83%, but this dropped slightly to 94.49% by 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic or as two or more races saw an increase. In 2000, there were no individuals with the Warshauer surname identifying as Hispanic, but by 2010, this had risen to 3.15%. Similarly, those identifying with two or more races increased from 1.44% in 2000 to 2.10% in 2010, a change of 45.83%. There were no changes reported for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.83%	94.49%	-2.42%
Hispanic	0%	3.15%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	2.1%	45.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%