Explore the Family Name Tretter

The meaning of Tretter

1. German: nickname and occupational name from Middle High German treter ‘dancer, clown’, an agent derivative of treten ‘to step or dance’. 2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name from Yiddish treter, German Treter ‘grape presser’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tretter ranked 22,910th in popularity in 2000 and slipped slightly to 23,899th place in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 4.32 percent. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Tretter surname increased marginally from 1,043 in 2000 to 1,056 in 2010, marking a growth of 1.25 percent. However, when considering proportions per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Tretter surname decreased by 7.69 percent between the two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,910	#23,899	-4.32%
Count	1,043	1,056	1.25%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.36	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tretter

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals named Tretter identified as White, albeit with a slight decrease of 0.64 percent from 2000 to 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander representation within the Tretter family saw an increase of 31.03 percent during the same period, while those identifying with two or more races also increased significantly by 58.33 percent. The percentage of Hispanic individuals with the Tretter surname, however, fell by 27.62 percent. There were no identified individuals of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within the Tretter family for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.12%	96.5%	-0.64%
Two or More Races	0.96%	1.52%	58.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0.76%	31.03%
Hispanic	1.05%	0.76%	-27.62%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%