Explore the Family Name Yenter

The meaning of Yenter

Americanized form of German Jenter, from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with gand- ‘magic’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yenter experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Yenter was ranked 49,965th in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, dropping to 57,372nd by 2010. This represents a decline of 14.82%. Similarly, the count of people with this last name also dropped from 394 in 2000 to 355 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 9.9%. The proportion of individuals named Yenter per 100,000 people likewise fell by 20% over the same period, moving from 0.15 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,965	#57,372	-14.82%
Count	394	355	-9.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.12	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yenter

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Yenter displayed some variation between 2000 and 2010, as detailed in the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.43% of those bearing the Yenter surname identified as White, but this percentage dropped slightly to 92.96% in 2010. Over the same decade, the proportion of Yenters identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 122.05%, moving from 1.27% to 2.82%. Additionally, the number of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from zero to 1.97%. Meanwhile, the percentage of Yenters who identified with two or more races decreased slightly by 16.75%, from 2.03% in 2000 to 1.69% in 2010. The data for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native categories remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.43%	92.96%	-2.59%
Hispanic	1.27%	2.82%	122.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.97%	0%
Two or More Races	2.03%	1.69%	-16.75%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%