Explore the Family Name Pottebaum

The meaning of Pottebaum

German: from dialect pōt ‘puddle’ + Middle Low German bōm ‘tree’ (standard German Baum), probably a distinguishing name or a topographic name for someone who grew trees on a low-lying plot of land.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pottebaum has shown a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 39,176, but in 2010 it moved up to 37,691 - an increase of 3.79%. The number of individuals with this surname also grew from 529 in 2000 to 590 in 2010, marking an 11.53% increase. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k population remained constant at 0.2 over both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,176	#37,691	3.79%
Count	529	590	11.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pottebaum

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Pottebaum, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen some minor changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname were White (97.35%), followed by Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races equally at 1.13%. By 2010, while the majority still identified as White (96.27%), there was a slight increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.19%) and a small emergence of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.85%). Nonetheless, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased slightly to 1.02%. The percentages of those identifying as Hispanic or Black remained at zero throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.35%	96.27%	-1.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.13%	1.19%	5.31%
Two or More Races	1.13%	1.02%	-9.73%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.85%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%