Explore the Family Name Hartke

The meaning of Hartke

North German: from a pet form of Hartwig, or of any other ancient Germanic compound personal name beginning with hard ‘hardy, strong’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Hartke saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 20,754th most popular surname, dropping to 22,749th in 2010, a decrease of 9.61%. Similarly, the count of people with the Hartke surname also decreased during this period, with 1,184 individuals bearing the name in 2000, compared to 1,126 in 2010, a dip of 4.9%. The proportion of individuals named Hartke per 100,000 also fell by 13.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,754	#22,749	-9.61%
Count	1,184	1,126	-4.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.38	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hartke

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Hartke, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with this name identify as White, accounting for 97.3% in 2000 and 96.8% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase in representation, growing from 0.84% in 2000 to 1.69% in 2010, a rise of 101.19%. People indicating they belong to two or more ethnicities increased from 0.76% to 1.15%, a growth of 51.32%. However, those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a complete drop from 0.51% in 2000 to none reporting this ethnicity in 2010. No change was noted for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black over these years, with the percentage remaining at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.3%	96.8%	-0.51%
Hispanic	0.84%	1.69%	101.19%
Two or More Races	0.76%	1.15%	51.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0%	-100%