Explore the Family Name Floto

The meaning of Floto

German: habitational name from a place on the Weser called Vlotho (earlier Vlotuwe, from a cognate of Flood), or another in Mecklenburg, near Penzlin, called Flotow, which is of Slavic origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Floto' has seen a decrease in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 53,047 in 2000 to 60,196 in 2010, indicating a shift of -13.48%. In terms of count, there were 366 individuals named Floto in 2000, while this number decreased by 8.47% to 335 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Floto surname per 100,000 population also lowered by 21.43%, from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,047	#60,196	-13.48%
Count	366	335	-8.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.11	-21.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Floto

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Floto surname identified as White, although this proportion slightly decreased from 95.90% in 2000 to 93.73% in 2010. There was no recorded change in the proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, the data shows an increase in the percentage of Hispanics carrying the Floto surname, rising from 1.91% in 2000 to 2.39% in 2010, a change of 25.13%. Additionally, there were people who identified with two or more races emerging in 2010, constituting 2.99% of the individuals with the Floto surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.9%	93.73%	-2.26%
Two or More Races	0%	2.99%	0%
Hispanic	1.91%	2.39%	25.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%