Explore the Family Name Bachtell

The meaning of Bachtell

Americanized form of German Bechtel or of its very rare variant Bächtel (see Bachtel), or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) surname, such as Bechtold.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bachtell saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname ranked 42,217th in terms of popularity, with a count of 484 instances per 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank had dropped to 45,412, a change of -7.57%, and the count had reduced to 471 instances per 100,000 people, a decrease of -2.69%. The proportion of people with the Bachtell surname also decreased from 0.18 per 100,000 in 2000 to 0.16 per 100,000 in 2010, marking an -11.11% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,217	#45,412	-7.57%
Count	484	471	-2.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bachtell

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Bachtell surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 97.11% to 94.69% over the decade. The percentage of Bachtells identifying as Hispanic experienced a significant increase, rising from 1.24% in 2000 to 3.18% in 2010, a change of 156.45%. Additionally, the 2010 census recorded a small percentage (1.91%) of Bachtells reporting two or more races. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the two censuses.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	94.69%	-2.49%
Hispanic	1.24%	3.18%	156.45%
Two or More Races	0%	1.91%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%