Explore the Family Name Cutshaw

The meaning of Cutshaw

Americanized form of German Gottschall (see Gottschalk).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Cutshaw' has experienced slight changes in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Cutshaw was ranked the 15,598th most popular surname in the U.S., with a count of 1,720 individuals. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 16,315 even though the number of people carrying the surname increased to 1,766. This represented a change of -4.6 in ranking and an increase of approximately 2.67% in the total count. Additionally, the proportion of the surname per 100,000 people fell from 0.64 to 0.6, marking a decrease of 6.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,598	#16,315	-4.6%
Count	1,720	1,766	2.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	0.6	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cutshaw

When it comes to ethnicity, the Census data showed some minor fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of those with the name Cutshaw identified as White (96.28%), followed by Hispanic (1.10%), those of two or more ethnicities (1.51%), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.52%). However, by 2010, the proportion of White individuals decreased slightly to 95.30%, while the percentage of Hispanics rose to 1.19% and those identifying as two or more ethnicities surged to 2.55%. Interestingly, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, but by 2010, this group made up 0.45% of those with the Cutshaw surname. The data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	95.3%	-1.02%
Two or More Races	1.51%	2.55%	68.87%
Hispanic	1.1%	1.19%	8.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.45%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.52%	0%	0%