Explore the Family Name Alteri

The meaning of Alteri

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of either Alterio or Altero, which is a variant of Alterio or based on Italian altero ‘proud’. 2. alternatively, a variant of Altieri. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Paolo, Primo, Querino, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Alteri" experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,133rd most popular surname, dropping to the 65,593rd position by 2010, marking a change of -0.71%. Despite this dip in ranking, the actual count of individuals carrying the Alteri surname increased from 285 in 2000 to 302 in 2010, showing an increase of 5.96%. However, when factoring in the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of approximately 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#65,593	-0.71%
Count	285	302	5.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alteri

When considering ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates that the majority of the individuals with the Alteri surname identify as White. In 2000, this group made up 96.84% of all Alteris and slightly decreased to 94.70% by 2010, indicating a small drop of 2.21%. The data for 2010 also reveals a new representation with 2.98% of Alteris identifying as Hispanic. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native were either not represented or the data was suppressed for privacy reasons. Additionally, no Alteris identified as being of two or more races for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.84%	94.7%	-2.21%
Hispanic	0%	2.98%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%