Explore the Family Name Schlotman

The meaning of Schlotman

Americanized form of North German Schlotmann: 1. topographic name for someone who lived on marshy land, from Middle Low German slōt ‘ditch, swamp’ + man ‘man’. 2. occupational name for a locksmith, from Middle Low German slot ‘lock’ + man ‘man’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Schlotman" experienced a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Schlotman ranked 55,237th in terms of surname popularity within the United States, while by 2010 it had risen to 52,851st. This represents an upward shift of 4.32%. The count, or number of people bearing this surname, also increased during this period from 348 to 392, marking a growth of 12.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#52,851	4.32%
Count	348	392	12.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Schlotman

Concerning the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Schlotman", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight drop in this percentage from 94.25% to 91.58%. In contrast, there was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.30% to 4.34%, representing an 88.70% change. There was also a rise in individuals identifying with two or more races from 1.72% to 2.30%. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities remained unchanged at 0% for both years, indicating that no individuals with the surname Schlotman identified with these ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.25%	91.58%	-2.83%
Hispanic	2.3%	4.34%	88.7%
Two or More Races	1.72%	2.3%	33.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%