Explore the Family Name Glotzbach

The meaning of Glotzbach

German: variant of Klotzbach

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

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Glotzbach has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 45,651st in terms of frequency and by 2010, it had climbed up the ranks to 44,500th position, indicating an increase of 2.52 percent. The count of people with the surname also went up from 441 to 483 within this decade, marking a rise of 9.52 percent. However, the proportion of Glotzbachs per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.16.

20002010Change
Rank#45,651#44,5002.52%
Count4414839.52%
Proportion per 100k0.160.160%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Glotzbach

As for its ethnic identity distribution, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Glotzbach surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnicity. In both 2000 and 2010, almost all individuals carrying the Glotzbach name identified as White, with the percentage slightly increasing from 98.41 to 98.76 over the ten-year period. No significant representation was observed among other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with those categories registering zero percentages in both census years. There were also no individuals identifying with two or more races.

20002010Change
White98.41%98.76%0.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%