Explore the Family Name Muter

The meaning of Muter

1. English (Northumberland): nickname or occupational name from Middle English motere ‘public speaker, spokesman’ (Old English mōtere). 2. Scottish (Lanarkshire): occupational name from Middle English (mainly Scots) multerer ‘mill proprietor, one to whom the toll of multure is payable’.

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

The surname Muter, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000 it was ranked 63,297th most popular in the United States and fell to 69,170th by 2010, marking a decrease of around 9.28%. The count of people with this surname also decreased during this period, from 295 individuals in 2000 to 284 in 2010, a drop of approximately 3.73%. The proportion of individuals named Muter per 100,000 people dropped slightly as well, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,297	#69,170	-9.28%
Count	295	284	-3.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muter

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Muter surname identified as White, comprising 96.61% in 2000 and reducing slightly to 95.42% in 2010. A small fraction, 1.69%, identified as Black in 2000, but this figure dropped to zero by 2010. In 2010, there was an introduction of Asian/Pacific Islander representation within the Muter surname at 1.76%. No significant changes were observed for those identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native. It's also noteworthy that no individuals with this surname identified as having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	95.42%	-1.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.76%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.69%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%