Explore the Family Name Mauritz

The meaning of Mauritz

German and Dutch: from the personal name Mauritz, from Latin Mauritius (see Morris). Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Armin, Frieda, Helmut, Kurt, Reinhold, Wolfgang.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mauritz has seen a decline in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the rank of this surname was 45,829, which dropped to 49,999 by 2010, indicating a decrease of 9.1%. The total count of individuals with this surname also fell from 439 people in 2000 to 419 people in 2010, marking a 4.56% reduction. Furthermore, the proportion of the Mauritz surname per 100,000 people also experienced a dip from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, showing a 12.5% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,829	#49,999	-9.1%
Count	439	419	-4.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mauritz

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Mauritz, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, displayed some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of people identifying as White increased slightly from 91.57% to 94.03%, whereas those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased significantly from 4.33% to 2.63%. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races also saw a drop by 30.24%. Interestingly, the Hispanic ethnicity for this surname showed an increase of 46.49%. We note that there were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black communities during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.57%	94.03%	2.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.33%	2.63%	-39.26%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.67%	46.49%
Two or More Races	2.05%	1.43%	-30.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%