Explore the Family Name Baltz

The meaning of Baltz

German: from a short form of the personal name Balthasar (see Baltazar) or of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with bald (see Baldwin).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Baltz has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname moved up from 14,706 in 2000 to 13,810 in 2010, indicating a change of 6.09%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 18.13% during the same period, from 1,853 to 2,189. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was also an upward trend, with a 7.25% change from 0.69 to 0.74.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,706	#13,810	6.09%
Count	1,853	2,189	18.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.74	7.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baltz

Regarding ethnicity distribution, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a variety of ethnic identities associated with the Baltz surname. In 2010, the majority of those with the surname identified as White (94.11%), although this was a slight decrease from 2000 when it was 96.71%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly from 0.38% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010, while the proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races rose by 54.24%. The Hispanic representation also saw an increase, going from 1.83% to 3.02%. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Baltz surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, these groups represented 0.37% and 0.41% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.71%	94.11%	-2.69%
Hispanic	1.83%	3.02%	65.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	1.19%	213.16%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.91%	54.24%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.41%	0%
Black	0%	0.37%	0%