Explore the Family Name Altschuler

The meaning of Altschuler

Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Altschul, with the addition of the agent suffix -er. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ayelet, Iren, Yoram, Zalman. German Helmut, Otto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Altschuler saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 33,142nd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 33,645th position, representing a change of -1.52%. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased slightly from 651 individuals in 2000 to 677 in 2010, an increase of 3.99%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,142	#33,645	-1.52%
Count	651	677	3.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Altschuler

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Altschuler identified as White, though this percentage fell slightly from 96.31% in 2000 to 94.53% in 2010. The next largest group identified as Hispanic, with a percentage that grew significantly from 1.69% in 2000 to 2.81% in 2010, marking a 66.27% change. A small proportion also identified as belonging to two or more races, which grew from 1.23% in 2000 to 1.48% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2010, some individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, while there were no records of this in 2000. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.31%	94.53%	-1.85%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.81%	66.27%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.48%	20.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%