Explore the Family Name Piotter

The meaning of Piotter

Germanized form of Polish Piotr: from the personal name Piotr, Polish equivalent of Peter. Compare Peotter.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Piotter has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 48,567th and fell to 52,383rd in 2010, representing a change of -7.86 percent. The total count of people with this surname also reduced from 408 in 2000 to 396 in 2010, a decrease of about -2.94 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Piotter surname per 100,000 individuals decreased by -13.33 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,567	#52,383	-7.86%
Count	408	396	-2.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Piotter

Looking at the ethnic identity distribution among individuals with the Piotter surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are several significant changes noted between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 94.61 percent in 2000 to 92.42 percent in 2010. However, there were increases in the representation of other ethnicities: the Hispanic population grew from 1.23 percent in 2000 to 1.77 percent in 2010, while the Black population increased from 2.94 percent to 4.29 percent. Individuals identifying with two or more races saw a minor increase from 1.23 percent to 1.26 percent. No data was available for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.61%	92.42%	-2.31%
Black	2.94%	4.29%	45.92%
Hispanic	1.23%	1.77%	43.9%
Two or More Races	1.23%	1.26%	2.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%