Explore the Family Name Wenninger

The meaning of Wenninger

German: 1. habitational name for someone from Oberweningen, Niederweningen, or Weiningen (formerly Weningen) in the Swiss canton Zurich; or from Wehningen near Hanover in Germany or Venningen (formerly Wenningen) in Bavaria. 2. nickname from Middle High German wēnic, wēninc ‘small, weak’; ‘crying, complaining’. Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Dieter, Erwin, Fritz, Herta, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Wenninger has seen a slight decline over a decade. In 2000, Wenninger was ranked 33,782 in terms of popularity, but this rank dropped to 34,618 by 2010, marking a 2.47% decrease. In contrast, the actual count of individuals with the Wenninger surname increased slightly from 636 in 2000 to 653 in 2010, an increase of 2.67%. However, the proportion of individuals named Wenninger per 100k people saw an 8.33% drop over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,782	#34,618	-2.47%
Count	636	653	2.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wenninger

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Wenninger identify as White. In 2000, a significant 98.27% identified as such, though this percentage decreased to 96.17% in 2010. The data for 2010 also shows a minor increase in those identifying as Hispanic, at 2.45%, and those reporting two or more races, at 0.77%. No Wenningers identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native either in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.27%	96.17%	-2.14%
Hispanic	0%	2.45%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.77%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%