Explore the Family Name Maultsby

The meaning of Maultsby

English: habitational name from Mautby in Norfolk, named in Old Norse as ‘the farmstead (býr) of a man called Malti’ or ‘the farmstead where malt is made’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Maultsby saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 22,481st in popularity and decreased to the 22,770th spot by 2010, marking a change of -1.29%. Despite this dip in ranking, the number of people carrying the Maultsby surname increased from 1,068 in 2000 to 1,125 in 2010, a growth of 5.34%. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people slightly fell from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.38 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,481	#22,770	-1.29%
Count	1,068	1,125	5.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.38	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maultsby

Shifting our attention to the ethnic identity associated with the Maultsby surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there were notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased from 49.63% in 2000 to 44.89% in 2010, a drop of 9.55%. On the other hand, those identifying as Black increased modestly from 46.91% to 48.89% during the same period. The proportion of Hispanic individuals more than doubled from 1.31% to 2.04%, while those identifying as two or more races grew significantly from 1.40% to 2.84%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	46.91%	48.89%	4.22%
White	49.63%	44.89%	-9.55%
Two or More Races	1.4%	2.84%	102.86%
Hispanic	1.31%	2.04%	55.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%