Explore the Family Name Nothstein

The meaning of Nothstein

German: from an ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old High German nōt ‘distress, force’ + stein ‘stone, rock, castle’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Fritz.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Nothstein has seen a rise in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 74,398 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, its rank had improved to 61,123, marking an increase of 17.84%. The count of people with this surname also rose from 242 in 2000 to 329 in 2010, indicating a substantial growth of 35.95%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, the occurrence of this surname increased from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, a rise of 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,398	#61,123	17.84%
Count	242	329	35.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nothstein

When it comes to the ethnicity of individuals bearing the Nothstein surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White. Between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of White Nothsteins went up minimally from 95.87% to 96.05%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a small increase as well, rising from 2.07% in 2000 to 2.13% in 2010. However, there was a decrease in the proportion of people with the Nothstein surname who identified with two or more ethnicities, dropping from 2.07% in 2000 to 1.52% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Nothsteins identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.87%	96.05%	0.19%
Hispanic	2.07%	2.13%	2.9%
Two or More Races	2.07%	1.52%	-26.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%