Explore the Family Name Solter

The meaning of Solter

North German (mainly Sölter): 1. occupational name from Middle Low German solter ‘salt worker, salt seller’. 2. habitational name for someone from Solt or Soltau in Lower Saxony. Compare Soelter.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Solter has seen a decrease in popularity over the span of a decade. In 2000, the name was ranked 74,398th, but it dropped to 83,541st by 2010, reflecting a decline of 12.29%. Similarly, the count of people bearing this surname decreased from 242 to 225, showing a reduction of about 7.02%. This data indicates that the proportion of individuals with the Solter surname per 100,000 people also fell from 0.09 to 0.08 between 2000 and 2010, marking a decline of 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,398	#83,541	-12.29%
Count	242	225	-7.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Solter

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Solter, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been noticeable changes over a decade. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw a slight drop from 94.63% in 2000 to 92.89% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as two or more races experienced a significant increase, going up from 2.48% to 3.56%, a change of 43.55%. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of the Black community within the Solter surname bearers, standing at 2.22% in 2010. No individuals bearing the Solter surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.63%	92.89%	-1.84%
Two or More Races	2.48%	3.56%	43.55%
Black	0%	2.22%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%