Explore the Family Name Bartusch

The meaning of Bartusch

1. Germanized form of Sorbian Bartuš: from a vernacular short form of the personal name Bartramuš, Sorbian equivalent of Latin Bartholomaeus (see Bartholomew). 2. Germanized form of Polish Bartuś or Bartusz, Czech and Slovak Bartuš (see Bartus), cognates of 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bartusch witnessed a drop between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held a rank of 101,654, but by 2010, it had slipped to 122,314 - a decline of over 20%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also fell from 164 in 2000 to 141 in 2010, marking a reduction of approximately 14%. The proportion of people with the last name Bartusch per 100,000 of the population also decreased by around 17%, from 0.06 in 2000 to 0.05 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#101,654	#122,314	-20.32%
Count	164	141	-14.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bartusch

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting insights about the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bartusch. In 2000 and 2010, there were no recorded instances of the surname among people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. In 2000, an overwhelming majority of people with this surname identified as White (98.78%), but by 2010, this percentage had slightly dropped to 95.74%. Interestingly, there was a rise in the number of people with the Bartusch surname identifying as Hispanic, from 0% in 2000 to 4.26% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.78%	95.74%	-3.08%
Hispanic	0%	4.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%