Explore the Family Name Blatcher

The meaning of Blatcher

English: from Middle English blaccher, perhaps ‘one who makes things black’ or ‘one who makes black pigment (for dyeing) or ink’, a derivative either of Middle English blacchen ‘to blacken’ or of Middle English blacche ‘black pigment, ink’. Compare Blacher and Bletcher.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Blatcher" has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the Blatcher family ranked 100,663 in terms of surname popularity across the United States. By 2010, the rank dropped to 110,825, marking a 10.1% decrease. Concurrently, the count of people with the Blatcher surname also decreased from 166 in 2000 to 159 in 2010, a 4.22% reduction. The proportion per 100k population also decreased by 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#100,663	#110,825	-10.1%
Count	166	159	-4.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.05	-16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blatcher

Regarding ethnic identity associated with the Blatcher surname, the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Among those bearing this last name, individuals identifying as White increased from 38.55% to 45.28%, indicating a 17.46% change. Conversely, the percentage of Black individuals decreased from 55.42% to 48.43%, a drop of 12.61%. During the same period, there was a new appearance of Hispanic ethnicity at 4.40%. Meanwhile, the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%. Those identifying with two or more races was at 3.61% in 2000, but the data was suppressed for 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	55.42%	48.43%	-12.61%
White	38.55%	45.28%	17.46%
Hispanic	0%	4.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	3.61%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%