Explore the Family Name Blatz

The meaning of Blatz

South German: 1. habitational name from any of various farms so named, from Middle High German plaz, blaz ‘place’. 2. metonymic occupational name for a baker, from Blatz, a type of flat sweet loaf. Compare Platz 3.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Blatz" experienced a significant decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 22,427 in terms of common surnames but dropped to 35,016 by 2010, representing a 56.13% change over the decade. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 1,071 in 2000 to 644 in 2010, marking a 39.87% decline. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also fell by 45%, from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,427	#35,016	-56.13%
Count	1,071	644	-39.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.22	-45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Blatz

Concerning its ethnic identity distribution, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of people with the surname "Blatz" identified as White, although there was a slight decrease in this ethnicity from 98.88% in 2000 to 96.89% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. However, there was a noticeable increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, rising from 0.56% in 2000 to 1.40% in 2010, a 150% change. Additionally, a small percentage (0.93%) of Blatz individuals identified as having two or more ethnic identities in 2010, a category not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.88%	96.89%	-2.01%
Hispanic	0.56%	1.4%	150%
Two or More Races	0%	0.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%