Explore the Family Name Faulstich

The meaning of Faulstich

German: nickname for a bad or lazy tailor or shoemaker, from Middle High German vūl, voul ‘weak, lazy’ + stich ‘stitch’. Some characteristic forenames: German Elfriede, Gerd, Gerhard, Johann.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Faulstich has seen a slight decrease in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Faulstich was ranked 36,807th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 39,212th, a 6.53% drop. The actual count of people with this surname also slightly decreased over the decade, from 572 individuals in 2000 to 561 in 2010, marking a 1.92% reduction. Similarly, the proportion of people named Faulstich per 100k residents declined from 0.21 to 0.19, a 9.52% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,807	#39,212	-6.53%
Count	572	561	-1.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Faulstich

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the overwhelming majority of individuals bearing the Faulstich surname identify as White. This group increased from making up 94.23% of all Faulstichs in 2000 to 96.61% in 2010, which is a 2.53% rise. Meanwhile, the percentage of Faulstichs who identify as Hispanic saw a significant decrease from 3.32% in 2000 to 2.50% in 2010, a 24.70% drop. Individuals identifying as two or more races and those under Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were either non-existent or the data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.23%	96.61%	2.53%
Hispanic	3.32%	2.5%	-24.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.22%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%