Explore the Family Name Pulte

The meaning of Pulte

German: 1. variant of Polte, from a short form of the personal name Hippolyt (see Hypolite). 2. variant of Pult, from Middle Low German pulpite, pult ‘desk for reading or writing, pulpit’, possibly a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such pieces; also (as a field name) ‘raised area’, probably a topographic name for someone living by a raised area of land.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Pulte has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 75,695 in popularity and rose to 74,375 by 2010 - a change of approximately 1.74%. The number of individuals with the Pulte surname also showed a modest growth of about 9.7%, increasing from 237 people in 2000 to 260 in 2010. Despite this growth, the proportion of the Pulte surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.09 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,695	#74,375	1.74%
Count	237	260	9.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pulte

When it comes to ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the Pulte surname identified as White, accounting for 96.62% in 2000 and slightly reducing to 95.77% in 2010, marking a decrease of 0.88%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a decline of 9.00%, going from 2.11% in 2000 to 1.92% in 2010. There was no record of people with the Pulte surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.62%	95.77%	-0.88%
Hispanic	2.11%	1.92%	-9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%