Explore the Family Name Oertli

The meaning of Oertli

Swiss German: variant of Oertel.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Oertli has seen some rise between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this name climbed from 74,675 in 2000 to 70,403 in 2010, showing a change of approximately 5.72%. Concurrently, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 15.35%, moving from 241 in 2000 to 278 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k remained stagnant at 0.09 over the decade.

20002010Change
Rank#74,675#70,4035.72%
Count24127815.35%
Proportion per 100k0.090.090%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oertli

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Oertli, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that it is predominantly linked with White ethnicity. In 2000, around 97.10% of those bearing the Oertli surname were identified as White, which slightly decreased to 96.04% by 2010. Data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories were either zero or suppressed for privacy (S). Interestingly, there was a new association with the Hispanic ethnicity in 2010, accounting for about 2.88% of the people with the Oertli surname, a group that was not represented in the 2000 data.

20002010Change
White97.1%96.04%-1.09%
Hispanic0%2.88%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%