Explore the Family Name Bolte

The meaning of Bolte

1. German: variant of Boldt. 2. English: variant of Bolt. 3. Slovenian: from a short form of the personal name Boltežar, a vernacular form of Baltazar. In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the variant Boljte. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Juergen, Siegfried, Armin, Bernhard, Kurt, Manfred.

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

The surname Bolte, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has shown a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 12,302 and rose to 11,907 in 2010, reflecting a 3.21% change. The count of people with the Bolte surname also increased by 13.42% during the same period, from 2,318 to 2,629. The proportion per 100,000 people slightly rose by 3.49%, going from 0.86 to 0.89.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,302	#11,907	3.21%
Count	2,318	2,629	13.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.86	0.89	3.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bolte

When discussing the ethnicity behind the Bolte surname as per the Decennial U.S. Census, several shifts occurred between 2000 and 2010. The majority of people with this last name identified as White, which decreased from 96.76% to 94.07%. There were also notable increases in individuals identifying as Hispanic (from 1.04% to 2.36%) and Black (from 0.78% to 0.99%). The proportions of people identifying with two or more races saw an increase of 24.04%, moving from 1.04% to 1.29%. For the first time in 2010, people with the surname Bolte began identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both ethnic identities were not reported in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.76%	94.07%	-2.78%
Hispanic	1.04%	2.36%	126.92%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.29%	24.04%
Black	0.78%	0.99%	26.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.46%	0%