Explore the Family Name Fichtner

The meaning of Fichtner

German: variant of Fichter. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Erwin, Horst, Kurt.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fichtner has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 23,152nd in popularity, with 1,029 individuals carrying the surname. However, by 2010, the name's rank dropped to 24,747, and the number of individuals with the Fichtner surname also decreased slightly to 1,007. This represents a change of -6.89 in rank and a -2.14 decrease in count. The proportion per 100K people also dipped from 0.38 in 2000 to 0.34 in 2010, marking a -10.53 change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,152	#24,747	-6.89%
Count	1,029	1,007	-2.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.34	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fichtner

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Fichtner surname identify as White, with 96.89% in 2000 and 95.23% in 2010, experiencing a -1.71 change. However, there were some notable increases in other ethnic identities over this period. The Hispanic representation increased substantially from 0.68% in 2000 to 1.89% in 2010, a 177.94 change. Those identifying as Asian or Pacific Islander rose slightly from 0.68% to 0.99%, a 45.59 increase. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races also saw an increase from 1.07% to 1.39%, a 29.91 change. Meanwhile, the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations remained relatively low, with the latter reporting no change at all.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	95.23%	-1.71%
Hispanic	0.68%	1.89%	177.94%
Two or More Races	1.07%	1.39%	29.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.99%	45.59%
Black	0%	0.5%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%