Explore the Family Name Maltsberger

The meaning of Maltsberger

Americanized form of German Molzberger or Molsberger: habitational name for someone from a place called Molsberg in Rhineland-Palatinate.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Maltsberger has seen a significant decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 80,812 in the United States and this fell to 95,545 by 2010, marking an 18.23% decrease. The total count of individuals with the Maltsberger surname also dropped from 218 in 2000 to 191 in 2010, reflecting a 12.39% decrease. Proportionately, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., there were 0.08 individuals named Maltsberger in 2000 and this number fell by 25% to 0.06 by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#80,812	#95,545	-18.23%
Count	218	191	-12.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.06	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maltsberger

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Maltsberger saw a slight shift over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 92.20% of those with the Maltsberger surname identified as White, falling slightly to 91.62% in 2010. Those identifying as having two or more ethnicities made up 5.05% of individuals with this surname in 2000, but this percentage fell to zero by 2010. The Hispanic population with the Maltsberger surname saw an increase, starting from zero in 2000 to 4.71% in 2010. Data remained constant for other ethnic identities; there were no recorded individuals with the Maltsberger surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black during either census year, and the same holds true for American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.2%	91.62%	-0.63%
Hispanic	0%	4.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	5.05%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%