Explore the Family Name Catherman

The meaning of Catherman

Americanized form of German Kattermann: enlarged form of Katter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Catherman" saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Catherman was ranked as the 33,020th most popular surname in the United States. By 2010, it had slipped to the 35,721st spot, a decrease of 8.18%. The actual count of people with the surname also dropped during this period from 654 to 629, marking a decrease of 3.82%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Catherman per 100,000 population reduced by 12.5%, showing a decline from 0.24 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,020	#35,721	-8.18%
Count	654	629	-3.82%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Catherman

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Catherman, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The overwhelming majority of individuals with the last name Catherman identified as White in both years, though there was a slight decrease from 97.86% in 2000 to 96.34% in 2010. There was a small representation of Hispanic ethnicity among those bearing the surname Catherman, which increased from 0.76% in 2000 to 1.43% in 2010. Additionally, the 2010 census showed that 0.95% of the Cathermans identified as belonging to two or more races, an element not present in the 2000 data. It should be noted that no Cathermans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year of the census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.86%	96.34%	-1.55%
Hispanic	0.76%	1.43%	88.16%
Two or More Races	0%	0.95%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.92%	0%	0%