Explore the Family Name Belter

The meaning of Belter

1. German: possibly from the ancient Germanic personal name Baldher, a compound of bald ‘bold’ + her(i) ‘army’. 2. North German: habitational name for someone from a place called Beelte. 3. North German: occupational name for a belt and (leather) strap maker, Middle Low German baltære.

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

The popularity of the surname Belter, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 19,908 in 2000, it moved to 23,414 by 2010, representing a change of -17.61%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname dropped from 1,248 to 1,086 during the same period, a decrease of nearly 13%. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased by about 20%, from 0.46 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,908	#23,414	-17.61%
Count	1,248	1,086	-12.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.37	-19.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Belter

In terms of ethnicity, the Belter surname is predominantly associated with individuals identifying as White, accounting for 96.07% and 95.30% in 2000 and 2010 respectively, based on the Decennial U.S. Census. However, there were some notable shifts between these years. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly declined. There was a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, rising from 1.04% to 1.47%. The Hispanic representation also increased from 1.12% to 1.75%. The percentages for Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native ethnicities, however, were suppressed or fell to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.07%	95.3%	-0.8%
Hispanic	1.12%	1.75%	56.25%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.47%	41.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	0.55%	-14.06%
Black	0.64%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.48%	0%	0%