Explore the Family Name Bortel

The meaning of Bortel

1. North German: habitational name from Bordal near Hanover-Münden or a wooded area of the same name near Göttingen (both in Lower Saxony). 2. North German: metonymic occupational name for a tailor, derived from Middle Low German borde ‘trimming, hem, belt’. 3. Flemish (Van Bortel): probably a topographic name from bork(t) ‘birch(es)’ + lo ‘(open space in a) wood’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Bortel saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Bortel was ranked 75,938th in popularity and by 2010, it had slipped to 80,678th. The overall count of individuals with this surname also declined marginally during this period, falling from 236 to 235. This represents a minimal decrease of 0.42%. The proportion per 100,000 people also dropped by 11.11%, from 0.09 to 0.08.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#80,678	-6.24%
Count	236	235	-0.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bortel

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that those bearing the Bortel surname are predominantly of White ethnicity, with rates holding relatively steady from 2000 to 2010 at approximately 95.7%. During this period, there was a minor increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.12% to 2.13%. The information for Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, Black, and American Indian/Alaskan Native was either not available or suppressed for privacy reasons. It's important to note that these statistics do not reveal any significant changes in the ethnic composition associated with the surname Bortel over the 10-year span.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	95.74%	-0.02%
Hispanic	2.12%	2.13%	0.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%