Explore the Family Name Yetto

The meaning of Yetto

Americanized form of French Guertin. History: The progenitor of the Yettos was Louis Guertin dit Le Sabotier from France (see Guertin) through his descendant Jean Baptiste Guertin, who moved from QC to NY in the middle of the 19th century, where he became known as John B Yetto.

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

The surname Yetto is not very common in the United States based on Decennial U.S. Census data. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 87,348th most popular surname and by 2010, it had moved up slightly to the 84,136th spot, a change of 3.68%. The count of individuals with the surname Yetto also increased from 198 in 2000 to 223 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 12.63%. Per 100,000 population, the proportion of the Yetto surname rose from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010, marking an increase of 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#87,348	#84,136	3.68%
Count	198	223	12.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.08	14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yetto

From an ethnic identity perspective, the Yetto surname is predominantly associated with White individuals, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.47% of those with the Yetto surname identified as White and this figure experienced a slight decrease to 96.41% in 2010. Notably, there were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Similarly, there were no individuals with the Yetto surname who reported having two or more races during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.47%	96.41%	-1.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%