How common is the surname Poffenberger?

1,026 people in the United States had the surname Poffenberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. It ranked 24,404th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Poffenberger getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,101 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,026 in 2010, down 6.8%.

The surname Poffenberger

A surname, carried by 1,026 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex P151

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Poffenberger is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,026 people named Poffenberger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. That is down 6.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,101.

#24,404

rank among US surnames

1,026

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-6.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,958)

Who is named Poffenberger

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

96% of people named Poffenberger identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Poffenberger?: 1,026 people in the United States had the surname Poffenberger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,922 Americans. It ranked 24,404th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Poffenberger?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Poffenberger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Poffenberger getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,101 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,026 in 2010, down 6.8%.