Explore the Family Name Wiebenga

The meaning of Wiebenga

West Frisian and Dutch: habitational name from a place called for a certain Wiebe and his kin (see Wiebe). It is formed with the Frisian suffix -enga, a variant of -inga (from the patronymic suffix -ing and genitive plural ending -a).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Wiebenga' has seen a notable increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 66,073rd popular surname, but by 2010, it had improved its rank to 61,585th. This represents a positive change of 6.79 percent in its popularity ranking. Additionally, the number of individuals bearing this surname grew from 280 to 326 during the same period, marking a rise of 16.43 percent. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k population also increased by 10 percent from 0.1 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,073	#61,585	6.79%
Count	280	326	16.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wiebenga

Regarding its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Wiebenga surname predominantly identifies as White, accounting for over 98 percent in both 2000 and 2010. Over this decade, the percentage of White Wiebengas slightly increased by 0.26 percent, from 98.21 percent to 98.47 percent. No significant presence of this surname was recorded among other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Furthermore, there were no reported instances of the Wiebenga surname being associated with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.21%	98.47%	0.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%