Explore the Family Name Palmatier

The meaning of Palmatier

Americanized form of French (and Walloon and Flemish) Parmentier. History: The Palmatiers are descendants of Michel alias Michael Parmentier from Flanders, of Huguenot stock, who arrived in New Amsterdam in New Netherland (now New York City, NY) in 1663; see Parmentier.

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

The surname Palmatier saw a shift in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the rank was 18,312 and in 2010, it slightly increased to 18,262, indicating a small growth of 0.27%. Additionally, the count also increased from 1,397 in 2000 to 1,521 in 2010, a rise of 8.88%. However, proportionally speaking, the representation of the Palmatier surname remained steady at 0.52 per 100,000 people between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,312	#18,262	0.27%
Count	1,397	1,521	8.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.52	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palmatier

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts for those bearing the Palmatier surname. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.49% in 2000 to 93.89% in 2010. Conversely, the Hispanic ethnicity saw a significant increase, up 110.47% from 1.72% in 2000 to 3.62% in 2010. For those identifying with two or more races, there was a decrease of 31.40%, down to 1.18% in 2010 from 1.72% in 2000. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation dropped from 0.50% to zero, while Black representation increased from zero to 0.66%. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.49%	93.89%	-1.68%
Hispanic	1.72%	3.62%	110.47%
Two or More Races	1.72%	1.18%	-31.4%
Black	0%	0.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%