Explore the Family Name Kattner

The meaning of Kattner

German: variant of Kater 2. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Horst.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kattner has seen a slight shift from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Kattner ranked 40,761 in popularity with a count of 505, or a proportion of 0.19 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010 the rank dropped to 42,579 despite the count increasing slightly to 509, which meant the proportion per 100,000 also decreased to 0.17. This represents a decrease in popularity ranking by 4.46% and a minor increase in the number of people bearing the surname by 0.79%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,761	#42,579	-4.46%
Count	505	509	0.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kattner

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there was a significant change in the distribution of the Kattner surname across different ethnicities between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Kattner surname were White (97.43%), with a smaller proportion identifying as Hispanic (1.78%) and no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, the proportion of individuals identifying as White had declined to 93.32%, while the Hispanic representation increased significantly by 120.79% to 3.93%. The 2010 data also shows new instances of the surname among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races, at 0.98% and 1.57% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.43%	93.32%	-4.22%
Hispanic	1.78%	3.93%	120.79%
Two or More Races	0%	1.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.98%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%