Explore the Family Name Holtmeyer

The meaning of Holtmeyer

North German: occupational name for a steward of woodland, or a tenant farmer (see Meyer) whose farm lay by a wood (Middle Low German holt). Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Holtmeyer has seen a mild decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Holtmeyer was ranked as the 46,426th most popular surname, and by 2010, it had slipped slightly to the 46,811th spot, indicating a -0.83% change in rank. The count of individuals with this surname, however, increased by approximately 5%, from 432 in 2000 to 454 in 2010. Despite the increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by -6.25%, from 0.16 to 0.15.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,426	#46,811	-0.83%
Count	432	454	5.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Holtmeyer

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Holtmeyer name, there's been a slight shift between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, almost entirely (97.69%) of those bearing the Holtmeyer surname identified as White, which increased marginally to 98.24% in 2010. There was a presence of Black ethnicity within the Holtmeyer surname bearers in 2000, accounting for 1.16%, but no such presence was recorded in the 2010 census. No significant changes were observed in the other categories, with Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native all reporting zero representation in both years. The category of Two or more races also remained consistently at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.69%	98.24%	0.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.16%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%