Explore the Family Name Wentland

The meaning of Wentland

German: variant of Wendland. Some characteristic forenames: German Reinhold, Alois, Ewald, Kurt, Otto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Wentland has seen some changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 21,916 in terms of frequency, then slightly dropped to rank 22,246 in 2010, showing a decrease of approximately 1.51%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Wentland surname increased by nearly 5% from 1,104 in 2000 to 1,159 in 2010. However, when comparing the proportion per 100,000 people, the surname Wentland saw a decrease of about 4.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,916	#22,246	-1.51%
Count	1,104	1,159	4.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.39	-4.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wentland

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Wentland also saw changes during the same period. Data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that in 2000, 96.11% of individuals with this surname were identified as White, decreasing slightly to 95.17% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native also decreased -24.18% and -14.29% respectively. Conversely, the number of individuals with the Wentland surname who identify as Black or belonging to two or more races showed increases of 75.93% and 110.98% respectively. The percentage of those identified as Hispanic remained relatively stable, showing only a slight decrease of -4.17%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.11%	95.17%	-0.98%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.73%	110.98%
Black	0.54%	0.95%	75.93%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.91%	0.78%	-14.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	0.69%	-24.18%
Hispanic	0.72%	0.69%	-4.17%