Explore the Family Name Weisenberg

The meaning of Weisenberg

1. German: habitational name from any of numerous places called Weissenberg. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Weissberg. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Shira.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Weisenberg has seen minor fluctuations in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In terms of rank, it dropped slightly from 55,124 to 55,505, indicating a marginal decrease of -0.69%. However, the count of people carrying the Weisenberg surname actually increased by 6.02%, from 349 in 2000 to 370 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#55,505	-0.69%
Count	349	370	6.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Weisenberg

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Weisenberg, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 94.56% to 92.16%. Notably, new instances of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic ethnicity appeared in 2010, accounting for 1.89% and 2.43% respectively, while there were no recorded instances of these ethnicities in 2000. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races declined by 16.28%, from 2.58% to 2.16%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Weisenberg surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.56%	92.16%	-2.54%
Hispanic	0%	2.43%	0%
Two or More Races	2.58%	2.16%	-16.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.89%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%