Explore the Family Name Walcher

The meaning of Walcher

German: variant of Walker or Walch. Some characteristic forenames: German Gunther, Hans, Horst, Klaus.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Walcher has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 39,946 in terms of commonality among surnames but fell to 53,204 in 2010, illustrating a drop of 33.19%. The count of individuals bearing the surname also declined over the decade, from 517 in 2000 to 389 in 2010, marking a decrease of 24.76%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 individuals, there were 0.19 persons named Walcher in 2000, which decreased to 0.13 in 2010, reflecting a decline of 31.58%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,946	#53,204	-33.19%
Count	517	389	-24.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.13	-31.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Walcher

Moving onto ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Walcher identify as White. However, this proportion slightly decreased from 94.20% in 2000 to 93.57% in 2010. During the same period, there was an uptick in the number of Walchers identifying as Hispanic, from 1.93% to 2.31%, indicating a growth of 19.69%. Notably, in 2010, there was an appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander Walchers at 1.29%, which wasn't present in 2000. The percentage of those who identified as being of two or more ethnicities diminished from 2.32% in 2000 to zero by 2010. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native Walcher group saw a significant increase of 58.76%, moving from 0.97% in 2000 to 1.54% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.2%	93.57%	-0.67%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.31%	19.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.97%	1.54%	58.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.29%	0%
Two or More Races	2.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%