Explore the Family Name Beitler

The meaning of Beitler

German: 1. variant of Beutler. 2. from an ancient Germanic personal name related to Old High German wīt ‘far’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Beitler" has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 23,104 and dropped by just under 3% to 23,785 in 2010. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname increased from 1,032 in 2000 to 1,063 in 2010, showing a growth of approximately 3%. However, the proportion per 100,000 individuals with the surname "Beitler" declined by 5.26% from 0.38 to 0.36.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,104	#23,785	-2.95%
Count	1,032	1,063	3%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.36	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Beitler

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Beitler surname. In both 2000 and 2010, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. A majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 97.38% in 2000 to 95.30% in 2010. The portion of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of roughly 43%, growing from 1.84% in 2000 to 2.63% in 2010. There was no recorded data for individuals identifying as Black in 2000, but this category appeared with 1.03% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 0.68% in 2000 to 0.56% in 2010, marking a decrease of 17.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.38%	95.3%	-2.14%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.63%	42.93%
Black	0%	1.03%	0%
Two or More Races	0.68%	0.56%	-17.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%