Explore the Family Name Felty

The meaning of Felty

Americanized form of South German Velte, from a short form of the personal name Valentin (see Valentine).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Felty experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 9,922nd most common out of all surnames, but by 2010 it had slipped to 10,395th. Despite this drop in rank, however, the actual number of people bearing the Felty name increased slightly over the decade, from 3,001 in 2000 to 3,100 in 2010. This represents a growth of 3.3 percent. The proportion of individuals named Felty per 100,000 people also declined by 5.41 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#9,922	#10,395	-4.77%
Count	3,001	3,100	3.3%
Proportion per 100k	1.11	1.05	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Felty

The ethnic identity associated with the Felty surname has shown some shifts from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. A vast majority of individuals with the Felty surname are identified as White, though the proportion decreased marginally from 96.37 percent in 2000 to 94.87 percent in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 30.83 percent, and those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose by 17.46 percent. Those claiming two or more ethnicities increased significantly by 125.97 percent. The proportions of individuals who identify as Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native stayed relatively consistent, with a minor decrease and increase respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.37%	94.87%	-1.56%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.74%	125.97%
Hispanic	1.33%	1.74%	30.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0.74%	17.46%
Black	0.6%	0.58%	-3.33%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.3%	0.32%	6.67%