Explore the Family Name Hultin

The meaning of Hultin

Swedish: ornamental or topographic name from hult ‘copse’ + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Johan, Lars, Ove. German Frieda.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Hultin saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 54,152nd popular, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 56,195th spot, marking a decline of 3.77%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Hultin surname increased from 357 to 364, registering a growth of 1.96%. However, when viewed proportionally per 100,000 people, the presence of the Hultin name decreased by 7.69% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,152	#56,195	-3.77%
Count	357	364	1.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Hultin

In terms of ethnicity, again referencing Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no major fluctuations for the Hultin surname between 2000 and 2010. The white demographic remained predominately associated with the Hultin name, accounting for 96.64% in 2000 and marginally dropping to 96.43% in 2010. Among other ethnicities, the Asian/Pacific Islander group which was previously associated at 1.4% in 2000, didn't appear in the 2010 data. A new addition to the 2010 data showed that 2.47% of the Hultins identified with two or more races. There were no recorded associations with the Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in either year's data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	96.43%	-0.22%
Two or More Races	0%	2.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.4%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%