How common is the surname Aigner?

644 people in the United States had the surname Aigner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 479,419 Americans. It ranked 35,016th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Aigner?

Ernst Aigner, Austrian footballer, followed by Franz Aigner.

Where is the surname Aigner most common?

Wikidata records people named Aigner in Austria and Austria–Hungary.

Is the surname Aigner getting more or less common?

Less common. 648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 644 in 2010, down 0.6%.

Is Aigner also a first name?

Yes. Aigner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Aigner

A German surname, carried by 644 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex A256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Aigner is more common than 78.4% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Aigner.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 644 people named Aigner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 479,419 Americans. That is down 0.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 648.

#35,016

rank among US surnames

644

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.6%

change since 2000 (was #33,248)

Who is named Aigner

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Aigner identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.7% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Aigners

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernst Aigner
Austrian footballer, born 1966
Franz Aigner
Austrian weightlifter, 1892–1970
Johannes Aigner
Austrian association football player, born 1981
Veronika Aigner
Austrian Para alpine skier (born 2003)
Clemens Aigner
Austrian ski jumper, born 1993
Gustava Aigner
Austrian geologist and paleontologist (1906-1987)
Martin Aigner
Austrian mathematician (1942-1923)
Barbara Aigner
Austrian para-alpine skier, born 2005
Johannes Aigner
Austrian Para alpine skier (born 2005)
Joseph Matthäus Aigner
Austrian painter (1818–1886)

Notable Aigners come mostly from Austria (9) and Austria–Hungary (1).

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Aigner come from?: Borrowed from German Aigner.
How common is the surname Aigner?: 644 people in the United States had the surname Aigner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 479,419 Americans. It ranked 35,016th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Aigner?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Aigner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.7% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Aigner?: Ernst Aigner, Austrian footballer, followed by Franz Aigner.
Where is the surname Aigner most common?: Wikidata records people named Aigner in Austria and Austria–Hungary.
Is the surname Aigner getting more or less common?: Less common. 648 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 644 in 2010, down 0.6%.
Is Aigner also a first name?: Yes. Aigner is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.