Explore the Family Name Maltez

The meaning of Maltez

1. Portuguese; Croatian (Maltež): habitational or ethnic name for someone from the island of Malta. 2. Hispanic (mainly Nicaragua): altered form of Spanish Maltés, a cognate of 1 above.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Maltez has risen in popularity over the course of a decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 38,141st most common last name in the United States, but by 2010, it had climbed up the ranks to become the 30,043rd most common surname. This represents a significant increase of 21.23 percent. The count of people with the Maltez surname also rose from 546 in 2000 to 781 in 2010, marking an increase of 43.04 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a growth of 30.0 percent from 0.2 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,141	#30,043	21.23%
Count	546	781	43.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.26	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maltez

The Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Maltez surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, growing from 87.73 percent in 2000 to 89.50 percent in 2010. However, there was a decline of 11.64 percent among those identifying as White, falling from 9.71 percent to 8.58 percent. The percentage of people identifying as Black slightly increased from 1.28 percent to 1.41 percent. There were no changes in Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, while the category of Two or more races dropped to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.73%	89.5%	2.02%
White	9.71%	8.58%	-11.64%
Black	1.28%	1.41%	10.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%