Explore the Family Name Chater

The meaning of Chater

1. English: occupational name, corresponding to Cater 1 but showing Parisian or central French dialect pronunciation; the two are sometimes interchangeable. 2. Americanized form of Slovenian Čater (see Cater 2).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Chater has seen a significant increase between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 109,915 in terms of prevalence across the United States, but by 2010, its rank advanced to 94,730, reflecting a change of approximately 13.82%. The count of people bearing this surname also rose from 149 in 2000 to 193 in 2010, marking a rise of 29.53%. Accordingly, the proportion of people with the surname Chater per 100,000 residents saw an increase of about 16.67% over the same decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#109,915	#94,730	13.82%
Count	149	193	29.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.07	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chater

In regard to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Chater identified as white, with a percentage increasing from 87.25% in 2000 to 92.23% in 2010. This indicates a positive change of 5.71%. However, there was a notable decrease in those identifying as two or more races, which dropped from 8.72% in 2000 to 2.59% in 2010, a significant decrease of around 70.3%. For other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, either no individuals with the Chater surname were recorded, or the data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.25%	92.23%	5.71%
Two or More Races	8.72%	2.59%	-70.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	3.36%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%