Explore the Family Name Yerger

The meaning of Yerger

Americanized form of German Jerger.

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Yerger saw a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 15,071st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 17,300th spot, representing a change of -14.79 percent. In terms of count, there were 1,796 individuals with the Yerger surname in 2000, but this number fell slightly to 1,636 in 2010, a decrease of -8.91 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased during this period, going from 0.67 to 0.55, a change of -17.91 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,071	#17,300	-14.79%
Count	1,796	1,636	-8.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.55	-17.91%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yerger

The ethnicity associated with the surname Yerger also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the vast majority (91.82 percent) identified as White, dropping slightly to 90.46 percent by 2010. Those who identified as Black formed 5.90 percent in 2000, decreasing to 5.38 percent in 2010. People of Hispanic ethnicity represented 0.61 percent in 2000 and increased significantly to 1.59 percent in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races increased from 1.06 percent to 1.28 percent. Finally, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these categories saw minor increases to 0.67 and 0.61 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.82%	90.46%	-1.48%
Black	5.9%	5.38%	-8.81%
Hispanic	0.61%	1.59%	160.66%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.28%	20.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.67%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.61%	0%