Explore the Family Name Pachter

The meaning of Pachter

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) (also Pächter); Dutch: status name for a tenant farmer, from an agent derivative of Middle High German pfaht ‘contract’ or ‘rent’ (from Late Latin pacta ‘contract, tax’), Middle Dutch pachtere ‘tenant, leaseholder’, or modern German Pächter ‘leaseholder’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Meir, Meyer, Zeev.

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

The surname Pachter experienced a slight dip in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010 according to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it held the rank of 66,476, which dropped to 70,645 in 2010, signifying a decrease of 6.27%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a marginal decrease from 278 in 2000 to 277 in 2010, a decline of 0.36%. The proportion per 100k people decreased by 10% during this decade, moving from 0.1 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,476	#70,645	-6.27%
Count	278	277	-0.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pachter

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Pachter, information sourced from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is overwhelmingly identified as White, with little change between 2000 and 2010 (95.68% to 95.67%). Hispanic identification dropped slightly from 2.16% to 1.81%. Interestingly, in 2000, there were no reported instances of individuals with this surname identifying as two or more races, but this category emerged in 2010 with 1.81%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.68%	95.67%	-0.01%
Two or More Races	0%	1.81%	0%
Hispanic	2.16%	1.81%	-16.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%