Explore the Family Name Rattay

The meaning of Rattay

1. Germanized or Americanized form of Polish, Czech, Sorbian, Slovak, and Slovenian Rataj ‘plowman’. 2. German: habitational name from Ratay or Rattey, a village in Mecklenburg, or Rataje, part of the city of Poznań in Poland. 3. Americanized form of French Ratté (see Ratte). Compare Ratay.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Rattay has seen a slight increase in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 72,022 and rose to 69,392 by 2010, marking a 3.65% climb. The number of people with this surname also grew from 252 to 283, an increase of 12.3%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Rattay surname per 100,000 citizens increased by 11.11% during the same time period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,022	#69,392	3.65%
Count	252	283	12.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rattay

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Rattay has diversified over the years, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While the majority of those carrying the Rattay name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, the percentage dropped from 94.05% to 91.17%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation nearly doubled, going from 2.38% to 4.24%. Additionally, by 2010, a small percentage (2.12%) of those with the Rattay surname identified as Asian or Pacific Islander, a category that was not represented at all in 2000. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races decreased from 2.38% to 1.77% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.05%	91.17%	-3.06%
Hispanic	2.38%	4.24%	78.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.12%	0%
Two or More Races	2.38%	1.77%	-25.63%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%