Explore the Family Name Meditz

The meaning of Meditz

Germanized or Americanized form of Slovenian Medic. In large part, it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar), possibly as a translation of Gottscheerish Hoenigman into Slovenian, or vice versa. Some characteristic forenames: German Alois, Friedrich, Gerhard, Helmuth.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Meditz ranked 48,776 in popularity in 2000 and fell to 51,176 by 2010, showing a decrease of 4.92%. In terms of count, there were 406 people with the Meditz surname in 2000 which slightly increased to 407 by 2010, marking an increase of 0.25%. However, as a proportion per 100,000 individuals, the occurrence of the surname Meditz dropped from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 6.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,776	#51,176	-4.92%
Count	406	407	0.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Meditz

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the Meditz surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that in both 2000 and 2010, there were no individual records for the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. However, there was a slight emergence in the Two or more races category, increasing from 0% in 2000 to 2.70% in 2010. The predominant ethnicity associated with the surname Meditz is White, accounting for 96.80% of individuals in 2000 and 95.09% in 2010, showing a decrease of 1.77%. There was also a minor increase in the Hispanic category from 0% in 2000 to 1.23% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.8%	95.09%	-1.77%
Two or More Races	0%	2.7%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.23%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%