Explore the Family Name Torbert

The meaning of Torbert

English (of Norman origin): variant of Torbet. This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Torbert has declined slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 14,805 and by 2010, it had fallen to rank 15,734, a decrease of 6.27%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 1,839 in 2000 to 1,853 in 2010, showing a small growth of 0.76%. The proportion of individuals bearing the Torbert surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 7.35% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,805	#15,734	-6.27%
Count	1,839	1,853	0.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.63	-7.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Torbert

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Torbert surname identify as White, although this percentage slightly decreased from 67.05% in 2000 to 64.98% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as having two or more races, jumping from 1.14% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010 - a significant growth of 99.12%. The proportion of Black individuals with this surname remained relatively stable, with a slight decline from 30.67% in 2000 to 30.33% in 2010. The percentage of Hispanic individuals increased from 0.98% to 1.40%, a rise of 42.86%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero for both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	67.05%	64.98%	-3.09%
Black	30.67%	30.33%	-1.11%
Two or More Races	1.14%	2.27%	99.12%
Hispanic	0.98%	1.4%	42.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%