Explore the Family Name Traugott

The meaning of Traugott

German: from a sentence name of the meaning ‘trust (Middle High German trūwen) God’, presumably a nickname applied to someone who used the expression a great deal. It is also a personal name. Some characteristic forenames: German Fritz, Kurt, Lorenz, Ute.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Traugott has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 35,666 in terms of commonality among U.S. surnames, but it fell slightly to rank 36,585 in 2010, reflecting a 2.58% decrease. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 596 to 611 during that decade, representing a 2.52% increase. The proportion of individuals carrying the Traugott surname per 100,000 people also saw a minimal decline of 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,666	#36,585	-2.58%
Count	596	611	2.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Traugott

In terms of ethnicity, the census data reveals that the majority of people with the Traugott surname identify as White, making up 94.97% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.27% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, leaping from 2.35% to 3.27%. People identifying as two or more races remained relatively stable at around 1.15%. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either census year. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased from 1.01% in 2000 to 0.82% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.97%	94.27%	-0.74%
Hispanic	2.35%	3.27%	39.15%
Two or More Races	1.17%	1.15%	-1.71%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.01%	0.82%	-18.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%