Explore the Family Name Bueltel

The meaning of Bueltel

German (Bültel): topographic name from Middle Low German bulte ‘pile, small hill’, for someone who lived on or near one.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bueltel saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 64,934th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen slightly to become the 64,200th most common name. This equates to a modest change of 1.13%. The number of individuals carrying the Bueltel surname also increased over this decade, from 286 people in 2000 to 310 in 2010, a rise of 8.39%. However, the proportion of Bueltels per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,934	#64,200	1.13%
Count	286	310	8.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bueltel

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those with the surname Bueltel identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 97.20% of those with the surname Bueltel were White, decreasing slightly to 95.81% in 2010. The data for other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all reported zero or suppressed data, meaning there's no significant presence of these ethnicities within the Bueltel surname holders. Interestingly, the percentage of Bueltels identifying as Hispanic emerged in 2010, accounting for 2.26% of those with the surname, a change from zero in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.2%	95.81%	-1.43%
Hispanic	0%	2.26%	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%