Explore the Family Name Lewter

The meaning of Lewter

Probably an Americanized form of German Luther 1.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Lewter has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Lewter was ranked 20,167th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 20,216th, a marginal decline of 0.24 percent. Despite this dip in rank, the number of people with the surname Lewter actually increased during this period. In 2000, there were 1,229 individuals with the surname, and by 2010, the count had risen to 1,318 - an increase of 7.24 percent. The proportion of the population with the surname per 100,000 decreased slightly from 0.46 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,167	#20,216	-0.24%
Count	1,229	1,318	7.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.46	0.45	-2.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lewter

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Lewter. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of Lewters identifying as White decreased from 73.15 to 69.42 percent. Meanwhile, those identifying as Black saw an increase from 24.25 to 26.63 percent. There was a notable rise in those identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 0.90 percent in 2000 to 1.82 percent in 2010. Additionally, although still a small portion, the percentage of Lewters identifying with two or more ethnicities nearly doubled from 0.98 to 1.82 percent. Notably, no Lewters identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	73.15%	69.42%	-5.1%
Black	24.25%	26.63%	9.81%
Two or More Races	0.98%	1.82%	85.71%
Hispanic	0.9%	1.82%	102.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%