Explore the Family Name Zuelke

The meaning of Zuelke

German (Zülke): variant of Zühlke (see Zuehlke). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zuelke has seen some fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Zuelke was ranked as the 41,522nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had fallen slightly to rank 44,730th, representing a decrease of approximately 7.73%. The count, or number of people with the surname Zuelke, also decreased during this decade, from 494 in 2000 to 480 in 2010, marking a decline of approximately 2.83%. The proportion per 100,000 people similarly dropped from 0.18 to 0.16 over this ten-year period, a fall of about 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,522	#44,730	-7.73%
Count	494	480	-2.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zuelke

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the Zuelke surname is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, with 97.98% identifying as such in 2000 and 93.75% in 2010, although this figure showed a decrease of 4.32% over the decade. The presence of the surname within the Hispanic community saw growth, jumping from 0% in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010. People identifying as two or more races and bearing the Zuelke surname also increased significantly, going from 1.01% in 2000 to 2.08% in 2010, an impressive rise of 105.94%. There were no recorded instances of the Zuelke surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.98%	93.75%	-4.32%
Hispanic	0%	2.92%	0%
Two or More Races	1.01%	2.08%	105.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%