Explore the Family Name Buchalter

The meaning of Buchalter

1. Jewish (Ashkenazic): from German Buchhalter ‘bookkeeper’, probably an occupational name for someone who kept the books of the Jewish community. 2. Possibly also an altered form of South German Buchhalter (see Buckhalter 1).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Buchalter has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 48,567th in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had slipped to 53,667th. The number of individuals who carry this surname also witnessed a decrease from 408 in 2000 to 385 in 2010, marking a change of about -5.64%. Thus, the proportion of people with the surname Buchalter per 100k population showed a decrease of 13.33%, going from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#53,667	-10.5%
Count	408	385	-5.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buchalter

Turning towards the ethnic identity associated with the surname Buchalter, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that it is predominantly carried by individuals who identify as White. This group accounted for 97.55% of the total in 2000, which slightly decreased to 95.58% in 2010. There are no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. However, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic, making up 1.56% of the total in 2010, which was not represented in 2000. The surname Buchalter is not associated with individuals identifying with two or more races for both the years in question.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.55%	95.58%	-2.02%
Hispanic	0%	1.56%	0%
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%