Explore the Family Name Achatz

The meaning of Achatz

German: from the personal name Achatz, a vernacular form of Achatius, a Latinate form of both the Biblical name Ahaz (2 Kings 16:1), which means ‘he (i.e. God) has made fast’, and of a Byzantine Christian saint, a Roman soldier who, according to legend, was crucified on Mount Ararat during the reign of Hadrian; his name is probably a derivative of Greek Achates, known as the name of Aeneas’s faithful Trojan companion in Virgil’s Aeneid.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Achatz witnessed a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Achatz was ranked as the 49,159th most popular surname in the United States, with an estimated 402 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the surname had moved up to the 48,436th rank, with an estimated 436 people carrying it, indicating an increase of about 8.46 percent. However, the proportion of the population with this last name per 100k remained stable at 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,159	#48,436	1.47%
Count	402	436	8.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.15	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Achatz

As for ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Achatz are of White ethnic identity. In 2000, approximately 98.76 percent of the individuals identified as White, which slightly decreased to 98.17 percent by 2010. There were no recorded changes in other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native over this decade, with the percentage remaining at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.76%	98.17%	-0.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%