How common is the surname Alt?

5,906 people in the United States had the surname Alt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,277 Americans. It ranked 5,850th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Alt?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Alt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Alt?

Rudolf von Alt, Austrian landscape and architectural painter (1812-1905), followed by Carol Alt.

Where is the surname Alt most common?

Wikidata records people named Alt in the United States and Germany.

Is the surname Alt getting more or less common?

More common. 5,587 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,906 in 2010, up 5.7%.

The surname Alt

A surname, carried by 5,906 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex A430

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Alt is more common than 96.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,906 people named Alt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 52,277 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,587.

#5,850

rank among US surnames

5,906

people in 2010

2.0

per 100,000 Americans

+5.7%

change since 2000 (was #5,693)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,847	Stoltz	5,912	52,224
#5,848	Neubauer	5,911	52,232
#5,849	Hatten	5,907	52,268
#5,850	Alt	5,906	52,277

Who is named Alt

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named Alt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Alts

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rudolf von Alt
Austrian landscape and architectural painter (1812-1905)
Carol Alt
American top model and actress, born 1960
Joe Alt
American football player, born 2003
Mark Alt
American ice hockey player, born 1991

Notable Alts come mostly from the United States (3) and Germany (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Alt

Ault

Alt has the Soundex code A430, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A430.

Questions

How common is the surname Alt?: 5,906 people in the United States had the surname Alt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 52,277 Americans. It ranked 5,850th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Alt?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Alt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Alt?: Rudolf von Alt, Austrian landscape and architectural painter (1812-1905), followed by Carol Alt.
Where is the surname Alt most common?: Wikidata records people named Alt in the United States and Germany.
Is the surname Alt getting more or less common?: More common. 5,587 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,906 in 2010, up 5.7%.