Explore the Family Name Wendlandt

The meaning of Wendlandt

German: variant of Wendland. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Gunter, Horst, Wolf.

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

The surname Wendlandt experienced a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked the 25,329th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 26,261st position, marking a drop of approximately 3.68%. Despite this, the count of individuals with the Wendlandt surname increased slightly over the same period, from 918 to 930 - an upturn of roughly 1.31%. Consequently, its proportion per 100,000 people fell by around 5.88%, from 0.34 to 0.32.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,329	#26,261	-3.68%
Count	918	930	1.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.32	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wendlandt

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Wendlandt surname identify as White, though this number slightly decreased from 97.93% in 2000 to 95.48% in 2010. During the same ten-year period, there was a significant increase in the percentage of Wendlandts identifying as Hispanic – a rise of 437.04% from 0.54% to 2.9%. The percentage of Wendlandts identifying with two or more races also rose, from 0.98% to 1.29% - an increase of 31.63%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero, indicating no individuals with the Wendlandt surname identified with these ethnicities during the periods surveyed.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.93%	95.48%	-2.5%
Hispanic	0.54%	2.9%	437.04%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.29%	31.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%