Explore the Family Name Altizer

The meaning of Altizer

Americanized form of German Althauser: habitational name for someone who lived in a building known as ‘the old house’ or in a place called Althaus(en); see Althaus.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Altizer's popularity in the United States shifted slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 11,884 in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 12,276th most popular surname, a decrease of 3.3%. However, despite this slip in ranking, the actual count of people with the Altizer surname increased from 2,412 to 2,533, a rise of 5.02%. The proportion per 100,000 also saw a slight decrease, moving from 0.89 to 0.86.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,884	#12,276	-3.3%
Count	2,412	2,533	5.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.89	0.86	-3.37%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Altizer

The ethnicity breakdown for the surname Altizer also changed over the same 10-year period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with this surname decreased slightly from 0.70% to 0.67%. Meanwhile, those identifying as "two or more races" rose significantly, almost doubling from 1.04% to 1.97%. The majority of individuals with the surname Altizer identified as White, although their proportion decreased from 96.60% to 94.63%. Interestingly, there was an increase in Hispanic representation from 0.95% to 1.54%, and Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native populations made their first appearance, though they still constitute a small portion of the overall population with the Altizer surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	94.63%	-2.04%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.97%	89.42%
Hispanic	0.95%	1.54%	62.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.7%	0.67%	-4.29%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.67%	0%
Black	0%	0.51%	0%