Explore the Family Name Satterthwaite

The meaning of Satterthwaite

English (Lancashire): habitational name from Satterthwaite in Hawkshead (Lancashire), from Old Norse sǽtr ‘mountain pasture, shieling’ + thveit ‘clearing, meadow’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Satterthwaite experienced a minor shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was the 20,219th most popular surname, slipping to 20,408th place by 2010, a change of -0.93%. However, despite this slight drop in rank, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 1,225 in 2000 to 1,302 in 2010, marking a growth of 6.29%. The proportion per 100k also dropped slightly, from 0.45 to 0.44, a decrease of 2.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,219	#20,408	-0.93%
Count	1,225	1,302	6.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.44	-2.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Satterthwaite

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some fluctuation in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Satterthwaite between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased marginally from 80.57% to 79.49%, while those identifying as Black saw a small increase from 17.06% to 17.43%. Additionally, there was a notable increase in those reporting two or more races, up from 0.90% to 1.31%, a change of 45.56%. Conversely, those identifying as Hispanic experienced a decrease from 1.31% to 1.15%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.57%	79.49%	-1.34%
Black	17.06%	17.43%	2.17%
Two or More Races	0.9%	1.31%	45.56%
Hispanic	1.31%	1.15%	-12.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%