Explore the Family Name Postlewait

The meaning of Postlewait

English (Leicestershire): variant of Postlethwait. This variant is rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Postlewait" has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,876 among all surnames in the United States, but by 2010, it moved up to place 30,889. This represents an increase of 8.82%. The number of people with this surname also grew from 634 in 2000 to 753 in 2010, which is a significant hike of 18.77%. The proportion of people with the surname Postlewait per 100,000 in the population slightly increased from 0.24 to 0.26, marking an 8.33% growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#30,889	8.82%
Count	634	753	18.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.26	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Postlewait

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that most individuals with the surname "Postlewait" identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease of 2.61% over this period. Interestingly, the number of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw a rise, with the former group appearing for the first time in 2010 at 1.20%, and the latter increasing by 12.17% from 1.89% in 2000 to 2.12% in 2010. There was a significant increase in those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities, increasing by 129.09% from 1.10% in 2000 to 2.52% in 2010. The counts for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.58%	93.09%	-2.61%
Two or More Races	1.1%	2.52%	129.09%
Hispanic	1.89%	2.12%	12.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.2%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%