Explore the Family Name Poulter

The meaning of Poulter

English (mainly southeastern): occupational name from Middle English pulter(e), pultar ‘poulterer, one who deals in poultry’ (Anglo-Norman French pulleter(e), Old French poul(l)etier, poletier).

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Poulter saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name improved from 21,438th place in 2000 to 19,865th place in 2010, representing a 7.34% change. Additionally, there was a 19% increase in the count of individuals with this surname, from 1,137 in 2000 to 1,353 in 2010. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased by 9.52% during this period, from 0.42 to 0.46.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,438	#19,865	7.34%
Count	1,137	1,353	19%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.46	9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poulter

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Poulter. There were changes in all categories between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly by 1.3%, from 94.28% to 93.05%, the Hispanic ethnicity increased by 45.17%, from 2.90% to 4.21%. The percentage of individuals with multiple ethnicities dropped by 25.91%, from 2.20% to 1.63%. New groups appeared as well; Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities were not represented in 2000 but made up 0.52% and 0.59% respectively of the Poulter surname holders in 2010. American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.28%	93.05%	-1.3%
Hispanic	2.9%	4.21%	45.17%
Two or More Races	2.2%	1.63%	-25.91%
Black	0%	0.59%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%