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    The surname Altman

    A surname, carried by 16,448 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɔːltmən/ 2 syllables Soundex A435

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Altman is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 16,448 people named Altman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,771 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,916.

    #2,217
    rank among US surnames
    16,448
    people in 2010
    5.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #2,091)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,208Anguiano16,47918,736
    #2,209Lincoln16,47718,738
    #2,210Tamayo16,47418,741
    #2,211Perdue16,46418,753
    #2,212Easley16,45918,758
    #2,213O'Rourke16,45718,761
    #2,215Rincon16,45518,763

    Who is named Altman

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

    92% of people named Altman identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 92%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Altmans

    8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Sam Altman
      American entrepreneur and investor (born 1985)
    • Robert Altman
      American filmmaker (1925–2006)
    • Scott Altman
      American astronaut, aviator and test pilot, born 1959
    • Bruce Altman
      American actor, born 1955
    • Benjamin Altman
      Art collector and founder B. Altman & Co. (1840-1913)
    • Jeff Altman
      American actor, born 1951
    • Joseph Altman
      American biologist (1925-2016)
    • Edward Altman
      American academic and corporate finance theorist, born 1941

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Altman

    Altman has the Soundex code A435, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A435.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Altman?
    16,448 people in the United States had the surname Altman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,771 Americans. It ranked 2,217th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Altman?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Altman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Altman?
    Sam Altman, American entrepreneur and investor (born 1985), followed by Robert Altman.
    Where is the surname Altman most common?
    Wikidata records people named Altman in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Altman?
    Altman is /ˈɔːltmən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Altman getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,916 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,448 in 2010, up 3.3%.