Explore the Family Name Tritle

The meaning of Tritle

Possibly an Americanized form of German Trittel, from an ancient Germanic personal name formed with thrud ‘strength’ (compare Trautwein), which in medieval times became confused with Middle High German trūt ‘dear, beloved’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tritle has seen slight growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 58,692nd in 2000, it moved up to 58,337th position by 2010, reflecting a modest increase of 0.6%. The number of people sharing this surname also saw an increment from 323 to 348 during the same period, indicating a rise of approximately 7.74%. However, the proportion of individuals per 100,000 with the Tritle surname remained constant at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,692	#58,337	0.6%
Count	323	348	7.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tritle

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that individuals with the Tritle surname predominantly identify as White, although there was a small decrease from 96.28% in 2000 to 93.10% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. Notably, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic — from 1.55% in 2000 to 4.02% in 2010, marking a substantial change of 159.35%. Additionally, by 2010, some individuals (1.44%) identified with two or more races, an option not utilized in the 2000 census for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.28%	93.1%	-3.3%
Hispanic	1.55%	4.02%	159.35%
Two or More Races	0%	1.44%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%