How common is the surname Terpening?

1,202 people in the United States had the surname Terpening in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Terpening getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, down 5.5%.

The surname Terpening

A surname, carried by 1,202 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T615

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Terpening is more common than 86.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,202 people named Terpening in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. That is down 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,272.

#21,672

rank among US surnames

1,202

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-5.5%

change since 2000 (was #19,618)

Who is named Terpening

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

94% of people named Terpening identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as two or more races and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Two or more races 2.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

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 Terpening?: 1,202 people in the United States had the surname Terpening in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 256,860 Americans. It ranked 21,672nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Terpening?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Terpening identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as two or more races.
Is the surname Terpening getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,272 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,202 in 2010, down 5.5%.