Explore the Family Name Kortman

The meaning of Kortman

1. Dutch: descriptive nickname for a short man, from kort ‘short’ + man ‘man’. 2. Americanized form of North German Kortmann, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: German Dieter, Hildegarde.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kortman has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 42,529th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 42,378th position, reflecting a 0.36% increase in rank. The count of individuals with the surname Kortman also rose from 480 in 2000 to 512 in 2010, which represents a 6.67% rise. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, there was a slight decrease of 5.56%, moving from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,529	#42,378	0.36%
Count	480	512	6.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kortman

Regarding the ethnicity of those with the Kortman surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority identify as white. In 2000, 96.04% identified as white and this figure barely changed by 2010, shifting only slightly to 95.90%. The percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased significantly from 2.29% in 2000 to 1.17% in 2010. There were no individuals with the surname Kortman who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic in 2010, accounting for 1.95% of the Kortmans, where none had identified as such in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.04%	95.9%	-0.15%
Hispanic	0%	1.95%	0%
Two or More Races	2.29%	1.17%	-48.91%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%