Explore the Family Name Troost

The meaning of Troost

Dutch and North German: from Middle Dutch troost, Middle Low German trōst ‘confidence, trust, solace, consolation’, a nickname for a comforter or possibly a personal name given to a child born after the death of a sibling. Compare Trost.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Troost has seen a growth in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked at 44,103 while in 2010, it moved up to rank 39,117, marking an improvement of 11.31%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 460 in 2000 to 563 in 2010, representing a significant increase of 22.39%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a rise from 0.17 to 0.19, a change of 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,103	#39,117	11.31%
Count	460	563	22.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.19	11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Troost

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Troost shows some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While in 2000, almost all bearers of the surname (98.26%) identified as White, by 2010 this had dropped slightly to 95.38%, a decrease of 2.93%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.09% to 3.37%, a whopping increase of 209.17%. However, no individuals with the surname Troost identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Notably, in 2010, there was a small percentage (0.89%) who identified as belonging to two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.26%	95.38%	-2.93%
Hispanic	1.09%	3.37%	209.17%
Two or More Races	0%	0.89%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%