Explore the Family Name Troutt

The meaning of Troutt

English (Somerset and Wiltshire): variant of Trout. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Troutt' has exhibited a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 14,096th most popular surname in the United States, but moved up to the 13,674th position by 2010, marking an improvement of approximately 3%. The actual count of people carrying this name also escalated from 1,959 in 2000 to 2,214 in 2010, indicating a substantial growth rate of around 13%. Consequently, for every 100,000 people in the U.S., about 0.75 had this surname in 2010, compared to 0.73 in 2000, which signifies a rise of approximately 2.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,096	#13,674	2.99%
Count	1,959	2,214	13.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.75	2.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Troutt

When discussing the ethnicity of those with the surname 'Troutt', it's important to note that the majority identify as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In both 2000 and 2010, this group consistently composed over 91% of the population with this surname. However, there were minor shifts in other ethnic identities during this period. While the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Black slightly decreased, there was a notable surge in the Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native populations. In particular, the latter doubled its proportion from 0.36% in 2000 to 0.72% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.99%	91.55%	-0.48%
Black	3.98%	3.75%	-5.78%
Hispanic	1.68%	2.39%	42.26%
Two or More Races	1.53%	1.31%	-14.38%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.36%	0.72%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.46%	0.27%	-41.3%