Explore the Family Name Windhorst

The meaning of Windhorst

North German: topographic name from Middle Low German wint ‘wind’ + horst ‘brush, wild place’, or a habitational name from any of the places so named in Lower Saxony. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Windhorst experienced a slight change between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 29,570 in popularity, but by 2010 it dropped slightly to rank 30,303, a decrease of 2.48%. The actual count of people bearing this surname also saw a minor increase from 752 in 2000 to 772 in 2010, an uptick of 2.66%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k, there was a 7.14% decrease, moving from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.26 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,570	#30,303	-2.48%
Count	752	772	2.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.26	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Windhorst

Turning to ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, people identified as White made up the majority of individuals with the last name Windhorst in both census years, albeit with a slight decrease from 95.48% in 2000 to 94.95% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase, moving from 2.93% to 3.11%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander were present in 2000 at 0.66% but were recorded as zero in 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities increased by 46.25%, shifting from 0.80% in 2000 to 1.17% in 2010. No changes were observed for those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.48%	94.95%	-0.56%
Hispanic	2.93%	3.11%	6.14%
Two or More Races	0.8%	1.17%	46.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%