Explore the Family Name Voth

The meaning of Voth

North German: from Middle Low German vōt ‘foot’, hence most probably a nickname for someone with some peculiarity or deformity of the foot, but perhaps also a topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Voth" has slightly declined in rank, moving from 13,273 in 2000 to 13,887 in 2010, a change of -4.63%. However, despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname increased by 3.08%, from 2,109 in 2000 to 2,174 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 also experienced a slight decrease, dropping from 0.78 in 2000 to 0.74 in 2010, representing a -5.13% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,273	#13,887	-4.63%
Count	2,109	2,174	3.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.78	0.74	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Voth

The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Voth" has seen some changes over time, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority identified as White (97.91%), followed by smaller percentages identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.66%) and Two or more races (0.52%). By 2010, the percentage of those identifying as White had slightly decreased to 96.64%, while the percentages for Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races increased to 0.87% and 0.74% respectively. The most significant change was seen among those identifying as Hispanic, which increased from 0.57% in 2000 to 1.43% in 2010. There was no change in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, with both remaining at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.91%	96.64%	-1.3%
Hispanic	0.57%	1.43%	150.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.66%	0.87%	31.82%
Two or More Races	0.52%	0.74%	42.31%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%