Explore the Family Name Buchholtz

The meaning of Buchholtz

1. German: variant of Buchholz and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). 2. Americanized form of Jewish (Ashkenazic) Buchholz. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Franz, Fritz, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Buchholtz has seen a slight decrease in its popularity ranking from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 22,688 to 23,354, a change of -2.94%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 3.12%, from 1,057 individuals in 2000 to 1,090 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people bearing Buchholtz per 100,000 decreased slightly by -5.13%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,688	#23,354	-2.94%
Count	1,057	1,090	3.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.37	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Buchholtz

When considering ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group of those with the surname Buchholtz identified as White, though this percentage saw a slight decrease from 97.07% in 2000 to 95.41% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more ethnicities showed increases, with the latter experiencing a significant increase of 128.95%. Notably, there were no individuals identified as Hispanic or Black with the surname Buchholtz in 2000; however, by 2010, these categories comprised 1.10% and 0.55% respectively. Lastly, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 0.57% to 0.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.07%	95.41%	-1.71%
Two or More Races	0.76%	1.74%	128.95%
Hispanic	0%	1.1%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0.73%	10.61%
Black	0%	0.55%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.57%	0.46%	-19.3%