Explore the Family Name Ertl

The meaning of Ertl

South German: variant of Ertel. This form of the surname is also found in Czechia and Slovenia. Some characteristic forenames: German Lorenz, Wolfgang, Benno, Dieter, Heinrich, Hermann, Rainer, Xaver.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ertl appeared less frequently in the United States in 2010 than it did in 2000. The overall count of people bearing this surname decreased from 1,100 to 1,024, marking a 6.91% decline. Consequently, its rank also fell from 21,981 in 2000 to 24,446 in 2010, showing a drop of 11.21%. In terms of the proportion per 100k people, the surname Ertl decreased by 14.63%, moving from 0.41 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,981	#24,446	-11.21%
Count	1,100	1,024	-6.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.35	-14.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ertl

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ertl between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White slightly declined from 97.82% to 97.46%. The count of individuals identifying as Hispanic experienced a significant increase of 143.75%, going up from 0.64% to 1.56%. However, the number of those identifying as Black dropped completely to 0% from 0.55% in 2000. In 2010, there was recorded an insignificant presence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander which was not present in 2000. The percentages for both "Two or more races" and "American Indian and Alaskan Native" categories remained stagnant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.82%	97.46%	-0.37%
Hispanic	0.64%	1.56%	143.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.49%	0%
Two or More Races	0.45%	0%	0%
Black	0.55%	0%	-100%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%