Explore the Family Name Trautner

The meaning of Trautner

German: habitational name for someone from Trautenau in East Prussia or Bohemia. Compare Troutner.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Trautner has seen some changes over a decade. In 2000, the name ranked as the 45,078th most popular surname in the United States, but it dropped to the 46,487th position by 2010, experiencing a decrease of approximately 3.13%. However, the actual count of individuals bearing the surname Trautner slightly increased from 448 in 2000 to 458 in 2010, a growth of 2.23%. Yet, when looking at the data proportionally per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname declined by about 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,078	#46,487	-3.13%
Count	448	458	2.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trautner

When examining the ethnicity of those with the surname Trautner, again using data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, several shifts are evident between 2000 and 2010. The substantial majority of Trautners identified as White in both years, although this percentage did dip somewhat from 93.30% in 2000 to 91.70% in 2010. During the same period, the proportion of Trautners identifying as Hispanic slightly increased from 4.69% to 4.80%. Also noteworthy is the rise in Trautners identifying with two or more races, which saw a significant increase from 1.34% in 2000 to 2.18% in 2010. There were no Trautners who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.3%	91.7%	-1.71%
Hispanic	4.69%	4.8%	2.35%
Two or More Races	1.34%	2.18%	62.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%