Explore the Family Name Altis

The meaning of Altis

1. Variant of Altic, a surname of German origin. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Altes. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Monika.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Altis has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Altis was ranked 52,714th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had dropped to 60,636th place, marking a 15.03% decrease. The actual count of individuals with the surname also fell from 369 to 332 during this period, indicating a 10.03% reduction. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Altis per 100k population decreased by 21.43%, from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#60,636	-15.03%
Count	369	332	-10.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.11	-21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Altis

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Altis, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 94.04% of Altises were White, and this figure slightly increased to 94.28% in 2010. There was no recorded Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic individuals with this surname in either year. Interestingly, the percentage of Altises identifying as two or more races decreased by 25.85% over these years, from 3.25% to 2.41%. Meanwhile, there was a new emergence of Black individuals carrying the surname Altis in 2010, accounting for 1.51% of the total, up from zero in 2000. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained consistent at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.04%	94.28%	0.26%
Two or More Races	3.25%	2.41%	-25.85%
Black	0%	1.51%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%