Explore the Family Name Altmeyer

The meaning of Altmeyer

German: status name for an older steward, headman, or tenant farmer, as distinguished from a younger one, from Middle High German alt ‘old’ + meier ‘steward, headman, tenant farmer’ (see Meyer).

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

The surname Altmeyer saw a decrease in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, it was ranked 38,942, but by 2010 it had dropped to 41,959, marking a decrease of 7.75%. In terms of the count, there were 533 individuals with the Altmeyer surname recorded in the 2000 Census. By 2010, this number had slightly decreased to 518, showing a change of -2.81%. The proportion per 100k also reflected this trend, sliding down from 0.2 to 0.18, indicating a 10% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,942	#41,959	-7.75%
Count	533	518	-2.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Altmeyer

Turning our focus to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts in the ethnic identity of those bearing the Altmeyer surname between 2000 and 2010. The proportion identifying as White increased from 95.68% to 97.49%. Those identifying with two or more races also experienced an increase, going from 0.94% to 1.16%, a change of 23.40%. On the other hand, those who identified as Hispanic saw a significant decrease from 1.31% in 2000 to 0.97% in 2010, a drop of nearly 26%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, whereas they accounted for 1.13% in 2000. The percentages of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.68%	97.49%	1.89%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.16%	23.4%
Hispanic	1.31%	0.97%	-25.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.13%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%