Explore the Family Name Cutrer

The meaning of Cutrer

Altered form of German Kutterer, a nickname from an agent derivative Middle High German (and modern dialect) kuteren ‘to laugh like a male pigeon’, or of German Gutterer, an occupational name for a glass blower who made balloon-shaped bottles, from Middle High German kuterolf. Compare Guttery.

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

The surname Cutrer demonstrated a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the surname ranked 16,906 and by 2010 it dropped to 17,958, representing a 6.22% decline. However, the count of individuals with the surname Cutrer increased slightly during the same period, from 1,553 to 1,556, marking a 0.19% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 8.62%, from 0.58 to 0.53.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,906	#17,958	-6.22%
Count	1,553	1,556	0.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.53	-8.62%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cutrer

In terms of ethnicity, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, a majority of the individuals with the surname Cutrer identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with percentages at 88.73% and 88.37% respectively. The percentage identifying as Black also saw a minor increase from 7.15% to 7.33%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 1.61% to 2.19%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Two or more races also saw a moderate increase from 1.48% to 1.61%. However, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native showed no data in 2010, potentially due to data suppression for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.73%	88.37%	-0.41%
Black	7.15%	7.33%	2.52%
Hispanic	1.61%	2.19%	36.02%
Two or More Races	1.48%	1.61%	8.78%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.64%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.39%	0%	0%