Explore the Family Name Yott

The meaning of Yott

1. Americanized form of French Huot, reflecting the Canadian and American French practice of sounding the final -t. 2. Americanized form of German Jott, a variant of Gott. The surname Jott is very rare in Germany.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Yott saw a slight dip in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 45,227th most common surname while in 2010 it dropped to 46,902nd place, representing a 3.7% decrease. However, the number of people with the Yott surname slightly increased during this period, from 446 to 453, marking a growth rate of 1.57%. The proportion of individuals named Yott per 100,000 people also decreased by 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,227	#46,902	-3.7%
Count	446	453	1.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Yott

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or Black among those with the Yott surname in both 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with the Yott surname identified as White, though this percentage declined from 91.03% in 2000 to 87.64% in 2010. During the same period, the percentage of those who identified with two or more ethnicities rose significantly from 2.47% to 4.64%, indicating an increase of 87.85%. The proportion of individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased, rising from 4.71% in 2000 to 6.18% in 2010, a growth of 31.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.03%	87.64%	-3.72%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	4.71%	6.18%	31.21%
Two or More Races	2.47%	4.64%	87.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%