Explore the Family Name Futter

The meaning of Futter

1. German: derivative of any of several compound names formed with Middle High German vuoter ‘feed, fodder’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): metonymic occupational name for a furrier, from Yiddish ‘fur, fur coat’. 3. English (Norfolk): perhaps from Middle English feuterer ‘master of hounds’ or feutrer ‘feltmaker’, in either case with dissimilatory loss of -r-. Compare Futrell. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Dror, Menachem.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Futter has seen a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped by 6.2%, moving from 71,372nd place in 2000 to 75,799th place in 2010. Despite this decrease in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Futter surname remained relatively stable, decreasing only slightly from 255 in 2000 to 254 in 2010. The proportion of Futters per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.09 across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,372	#75,799	-6.2%
Count	255	254	-0.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Futter

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Futter surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 96.08% identified as White in 2000, and this figure saw a slight increase to 97.24% in 2010. In 2000, 2.75% of Futters identified as Hispanic, but this percentage dropped to zero in 2010. Meanwhile, there were no individuals with the Futter surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	97.24%	1.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.75%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%