Explore the Family Name Werder

The meaning of Werder

North German: topographic name from Middle Low German werder ‘piece of land surrounded by water, (river) island’, or a habitational name from a place called with this word. Compare Wert. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Hasso, Horst, Kurt. Scandinavian Alvar.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Werder has seen a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Werder was ranked 41,793 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 48,347 - a decrease of 15.68%. In terms of actual count, the number of individuals with the Werder surname dropped from 490 in 2000 to 437 in 2010 - a decrease of 10.82%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also decreased by 16.67% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,793	#48,347	-15.68%
Count	490	437	-10.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.15	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Werder

The ethnicity associated with the surname Werder shows some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of those identified as Werder are White at 93.47% in 2000, which slightly decreased to 91.30% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase, going from 4.29% in 2000 to 5.95% in 2010 - a relative growth of 38.69%. However, the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities remained at zero for both years. The percentage of individuals with the Werder surname identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.84% in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.47%	91.3%	-2.32%
Hispanic	4.29%	5.95%	38.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.84%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%