Explore the Family Name Puett

The meaning of Puett

North German (Pütt): habitational name from any of several places so named in Rhineland, Westphalia, and Pomerania, but in most cases a topographic name from Middle Low German putte ‘pit, well, puddle, pond’.

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

The surname Puett, as per the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell from 24,724 to 26,391, marking a decrease of 6.74%. In terms of count, there was also a marginal decline of 2.22%, with the number of people bearing the Puett name dropping from 946 to 925. The proportion of individuals named Puett per 100,000 people similarly decreased by 11.43% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,724	#26,391	-6.74%
Count	946	925	-2.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.31	-11.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Puett

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of Puetts identifying as White remained dominant at 93.51%, it showed a slight decrease from the 95.45% reported in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 1.06% to 1.30%. The most significant changes, however, were observed in the categories of 'Two or more races' and 'Hispanic'. The former saw an increase of 76.72%, moving from 1.16% to 2.05%, while the latter category witnessed an increase of 81.75%, moving from 1.37% to 2.49%. No Puetts identified as Black or as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.45%	93.51%	-2.03%
Hispanic	1.37%	2.49%	81.75%
Two or More Races	1.16%	2.05%	76.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.06%	1.3%	22.64%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%