Explore the Family Name Notter

The meaning of Notter

1. German and Swiss German: variant of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with Old High German nōt ‘distress, force’ + hart ‘strong’. 2. South German: nickname for someone versed in the art of writing, from Middle High German noter ‘notarius, literate (lay) person’. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Ewald.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Notter has seen slight shifts over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 36,716th in terms of prevalence and then slipped down to 38,332nd by 2010, indicating a decrease of 4.4%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased marginally from 574 in 2000 to 578 in 2010, marking a growth of 0.7%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a minor drop of 4.76% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,716	#38,332	-4.4%
Count	574	578	0.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Notter

The ethnicity of individuals with the surname Notter primarily identifies as White according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.52% identified as White, and this increased slightly to 97.06% by 2010. There was a small representation of Hispanic and Black ethnic identities in 2000, at 1.22% each, but the percentage of Black identifiers dropped to zero by 2010, whereas Hispanic identifiers decreased by 14.75%. Interestingly, in 2000 about 0.87% of individuals with the surname Notter identified with two or more races, but this category showed no representation in 2010. There were no recorded identifiers as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	97.06%	0.56%
Hispanic	1.22%	1.04%	-14.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	1.22%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%