Explore the Family Name Gatmaitan

The meaning of Gatmaitan

Filipino: Tagalog name, a compound of gat, a title of nobility, and presumably a derivative of Ma-i, the name of an ancient state (10th–14th century) located in what is now the Philippines.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gatmaitan has seen significant growth in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 74,398th among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed up significantly to the 62,045th spot, marking a 16.6% increase in rank. During the same period, the count of individuals with this surname also rose from 242 to 323, an impressive growth of 33.47%. Accordingly, the proportion of people with the Gatmaitan surname per 100k population also increased by 22.22%, from 0.09 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,398	#62,045	16.6%
Count	242	323	33.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gatmaitan

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the Gatmaitan surname is predominantly associated with the Asian/Pacific Islander group. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Gatmaitans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased from 85.12% to 89.78%, reflecting a 5.47% change. Meanwhile, the percentages of those identifying as white and those identifying with two or more races both saw substantial decreases, dropping by 45% and 50% respectively. The Hispanic fraction, on the other hand, saw a moderate increase of 16.4%. No instances of the Gatmaitan surname were found among those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.12%	89.78%	5.47%
Hispanic	3.72%	4.33%	16.4%
White	6.2%	3.41%	-45%
Two or More Races	4.96%	2.48%	-50%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%