Explore the Family Name Blattner

The meaning of Blattner

South German and Swiss German: occupational name for an armorer, Middle High German blatenaere, a derivative of blate ‘armor, plate’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Blattner has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 18,542 in popularity with 1,373 people carrying this surname. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 19,654, even though the count remained relatively stable at 1,371. This represents a marginal change of -0.15% in the number of individuals with the surname. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.51 Blattners in 2000, which declined to 0.46 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 9.8%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,542	#19,654	-6%
Count	1,373	1,371	-0.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.51	0.46	-9.8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blattner

When considering the ethnicity associated with the surname Blattner, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts over time. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, making up 96.94% of Blattners in 2000 and slightly less at 95.99% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled from 0.51% in 2000 to 0.95% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 37.68%, rising from 1.38% in 2000 to 1.90% in 2010. Individuals reporting two or more ethnic identities decreased from 0.80% to 0.58%. Notably, no Blattners identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010; the latter group had been represented at 0.36% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.94%	95.99%	-0.98%
Hispanic	1.38%	1.9%	37.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0.95%	86.27%
Two or More Races	0.8%	0.58%	-27.5%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.36%	0%	0%