Explore the Family Name Baltzer

The meaning of Baltzer

1. German: variant of Balzer 1. 2. Germanized or Americanized form of Sorbian Bałcar (see Balzer 2) and Polish Balcer.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Baltzer saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 27,085 in 2000, it moved to 28,049 in 2010, a change of -3.56%. The count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 841 in 2000 to 854 in 2010, marking an increase of 1.55%. However, when we look at the proportion per 100k people, there was a drop of -6.45%, moving from 0.31 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,085	#28,049	-3.56%
Count	841	854	1.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baltzer

The ethnicity associated with the surname Baltzer also showed some changes over the 10-year period based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname was predominantly identified as White, accounting for 97.62% of the population. By 2010, this percentage decreased slightly to 96.14%. While there were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010 there was a small percentage (0.82%) that identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. The percentage of those identifying with two or more ethnicities remained relatively stable, showing a negligible decrease from 0.71% in 2000 to 0.70% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 0.83% in 2000 to 1.99% in 2010, a growth of nearly 140%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.62%	96.14%	-1.52%
Hispanic	0.83%	1.99%	139.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.82%	0%
Two or More Races	0.71%	0.7%	-1.41%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%