Explore the Family Name Putrus

The meaning of Putrus

Assyrian/Chaldean: from an Arabic-influenced (see Boutros) form of the personal name Pāṭrōs ‘Peter’ (see Patros).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Putrus has significantly risen between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 75,219th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to become the 59,901st – a change of over 20 percent. The actual count of individuals with the Putrus name also experienced substantial growth during this period, increasing from 239 in 2000 to 337 in 2010, marking an increase of 41 percent. The proportion of the Putrus surname per 100,000 people also rose from 0.09 to 0.11 (an increase of 22.22 percent).

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,219	#59,901	20.36%
Count	239	337	41%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Putrus

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the Putrus surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows significant changes from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased dramatically from 2.51 percent in 2000 to none reported in 2010. Likewise, those reporting as two or more races also saw a sizeable decline from 7.53 percent to 3.56 percent. However, there was an increase in the number of individuals with the Putrus surname who identify as white, from 86.61 percent in 2000 to 95.55 percent in 2010. During the same period, Hispanic representation dropped to none, while Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.61%	95.55%	10.32%
Two or More Races	7.53%	3.56%	-52.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.51%	0%	-100%
Hispanic	3.35%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%