Explore the Family Name Auth

The meaning of Auth

German: 1. from a short form of any of numerous ancient Germanic personal names formed with od- ‘possession’ (Old High German ōt), as for example Othmar and Otto. 2. variant of Auch.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Auth increased in rank from 26,163 in 2000 to 25,381 in 2010, a change of 2.99%. The count of people with the surname Auth also increased during this period, from 879 in 2000 to 975 in 2010, representing a 10.92% increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,163	#25,381	2.99%
Count	879	975	10.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Auth

The Ethnicity data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census shows diverse ethnic identities among individuals bearing the Auth surname. In 2000, 96.25% identified as White, but this dropped to 91.28% by 2010, a decrease of 5.16%. During the same period, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 1.48% to 2.46%, an increase of 66.22%. There was also a notable rise in those identifying with two or more races, from 1.14% in 2000 to 2.36% in 2010, which represents a growth rate of 107.02%. Furthermore, there were no instances of Hispanics and Blacks within the Auth surname in 2000, but by 2010, they represented 1.54% and 1.03% respectively. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw a significant increase from 0.57% in 2000 to 1.33% in 2010, a change of 133.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	91.28%	-5.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.48%	2.46%	66.22%
Two or More Races	1.14%	2.36%	107.02%
Hispanic	0%	1.54%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	1.33%	133.33%
Black	0%	1.03%	0%