Explore the Family Name Woldt

The meaning of Woldt

German: from a short form of Walter. Some characteristic forenames: German Alfons, Erwin, Otto.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Woldt shifted slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 33,605th most common surname, but by 2010 it slipped to 35,016th. This represents a slight decrease in popularity by 4.2 percent over that decade. Despite this change in ranking, the count of people with the Woldt surname remained fairly stable, growing by a negligible 0.63 percent from 640 to 644 individuals. The proportion of the U.S. population with this surname per 100,000 people also fell by 8.33 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,605	#35,016	-4.2%
Count	640	644	0.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.22	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Woldt

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Woldt is predominantly White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, approximately 96.25 percent of individuals with this name identified as White, a number that slightly dropped to 95.50 percent by 2010. There was a minor increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up from 1.41 percent in 2000 to 1.86 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 1.88 percent to 1.40 percent within the same period. Meanwhile, there were no significant changes in the ethnic identities of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native associated with the Woldt surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.25%	95.5%	-0.78%
Hispanic	1.41%	1.86%	31.91%
Two or More Races	1.88%	1.4%	-25.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.78%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%