Explore the Family Name Allshouse

The meaning of Allshouse

Americanized form of German Althaus or of some other similar (like-sounding) surname.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Allshouse has seen a slight increase in frequency over the years. In 2000, the surname ranked 17,128 in popularity and was carried by approximately 1,528 people. By 2010, even though the rank slightly dropped to 17,398, the count of individuals bearing this surname had increased to 1,622, marking an overall growth of 6.15%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor reduction of 3.51% from 0.57 in 2000 to 0.55 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,128	#17,398	-1.58%
Count	1,528	1,622	6.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.55	-3.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Allshouse

Regarding ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the Allshouse surname self-identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This group saw a small decrease from 96.4% in 2000 to 95.87% in 2010. Meanwhile, those who identified as Hispanic showed a significant increase of 44.14%, moving from 1.11% in 2000 to 1.60% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also grew from 1.31% to 1.48% during the same period. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained unchanged, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category went from 0.59% to zero. A new entry in 2010 was the Black ethnic group, which constituted 0.49% of the Allshouse population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	95.87%	-0.55%
Hispanic	1.11%	1.6%	44.14%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1.48%	12.98%
Black	0%	0.49%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0%	0%