Explore the Family Name Wuttke

The meaning of Wuttke

German: 1. from a short form of the Slavic personal name Woitslaw. 2. habitational name from Wutike near Neuruppin. Some characteristic forenames: German Hans, Klaus, Kurt, Rainer, Erwin, Fritz, Hedwig, Heinz, Juergen, Manfred.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Wuttke increased in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Wuttke was ranked 55,849th and it moved up to 53,667th by 2010, which is a positive change of 3.91 percent. The count of individuals with the Wuttke surname also rose from 343 in 2000 to 385 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 12.24 percent. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,849	#53,667	3.91%
Count	343	385	12.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Wuttke

In terms of ethnicity distribution for the surname Wuttke, the Decennial U.S. Census data showed some notable changes between 2000 and 2010. In particular, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, going from 2.04 percent in 2000 to 7.27 percent in 2010, which represents a 256.37 percent change. On the other hand, the number of those identifying as White decreased from 94.46 percent to 87.79 percent, a reduction of 7.06 percent. The Asian/Pacific Islander category also experienced a decrease, down 23.53 percent to 1.56 percent. Interestingly, the category "Two or more races" appeared in 2010 with a rate of 2.34 percent, while there was no recorded data for this group in 2000. The categories "Black" and "American Indian and Alaskan Native" remained unchanged at 0 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.46%	87.79%	-7.06%
Hispanic	2.04%	7.27%	256.37%
Two or More Races	0%	2.34%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.04%	1.56%	-23.53%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%