Explore the Family Name Stottlemyer

The meaning of Stottlemyer

Americanized form of German Stadelmayer, a distinguishing name for a tenant farmer (see Meyer) who owned or was the manager of a farm with the granary or storage building (Stadel) of the manorial lord.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stottlemyer has seen modest fluctuations in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stottlemyer was ranked as the 21,479th most popular surname, and by 2010, it moved to the 21,862nd spot, marking a decrease in rank by 1.78%. However, the total count of people with the Stottlemyer surname increased during this period, from 1,134 to 1,189, an increase of 4.85%. The proportion per 100,000 people fell slightly from 0.42 to 0.4, indicating a drop of 4.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,479	#21,862	-1.78%
Count	1,134	1,189	4.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.4	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stottlemyer

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Stottlemyer, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, most bearers of the name identify as White, with 96.3% in 2000 and 95.71% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 0.53% to 0.76%, marking a significant change of 43.40%. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races decreased notably from 1.32% to 0.76%. Hispanic representation also saw a noticeable growth from 1.59% to 2.52%. There were no changes in the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	95.71%	-0.61%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.52%	58.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0.76%	43.4%
Two or More Races	1.32%	0.76%	-42.42%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%