Explore the Family Name Mutter

The meaning of Mutter

1. South German (also Mütter): occupational name for an official employed to measure grain, from Middle High German mutte, mütte ‘bushel, grain measure’ (from Latin modius) + the agent suffix -er. 2. English (mainly Devon and Somerset) and Scottish: variant of Muter 1 and 2.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Mutter' showed a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 14,012th most popular surname and slid to the 14,296th spot by 2010, showing a 2.03% decline. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the 'Mutter' surname increased by 6.03%, growing from 1,975 in 2000 to 2,094 in 2010. The proportion of 'Mutters' in the population per 100,000 also slightly decreased by 2.74%, going from 0.73 to 0.71.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,012	#14,296	-2.03%
Count	1,975	2,094	6.03%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.71	-2.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mutter

When it comes to the ethnic identity connected to the name 'Mutter', the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, at 96.15% in 2000, decreasing slightly to 95.08% in 2010. The proportions identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw an increase, although their overall representation remained minimal. Those identifying as Two or More Races saw a notable increase of 79.21%, going from 1.01% to 1.81%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased by 23.46%, and those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase from 1.06% to 1.10%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.15%	95.08%	-1.11%
Two or More Races	1.01%	1.81%	79.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.1%	0%
Hispanic	1.06%	1.1%	3.77%
Black	0.81%	0.62%	-23.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.29%	0%