Explore the Family Name Bertholf

The meaning of Bertholf

German: from the ancient Germanic personal name Berhtwulf, composed of the elements berht ‘bright, famous’ + wolf ‘wolf’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Bertholf" has seen a significant rise between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname jumped from 42,056 in 2000 to 36,900 in 2010, showing an increase of 12.26%. Additionally, the count of people bearing this surname rose by 24.49%, from 486 in 2000 to 605 in 2010. When viewed in proportion to 100k people, it increased from 0.18 to 0.21, marking a growth of 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,056	#36,900	12.26%
Count	486	605	24.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.21	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bertholf

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census provided interesting insights into the change over these ten years. In 2000, the majority (93.62%) of those with the Bertholf surname were White, but by 2010, this percentage dropped slightly to 90.08%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black also decreased from 2.88% to 2.31%. However, there was a significant increase in those identifying as two or more races, which went up by 209.72%, from 1.44% to 4.46% during the same timeframe. Similarly, the percentage of Hispanics within this group increased from 1.03% to 2.64%, a substantial jump of 156.31%. It's worth noting that there were no individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity reported under this surname for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.62%	90.08%	-3.78%
Two or More Races	1.44%	4.46%	209.72%
Hispanic	1.03%	2.64%	156.31%
Black	2.88%	2.31%	-19.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%