How common is the surname Belter?

1,086 people in the United States had the surname Belter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,296 Americans. It ranked 23,414th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Belter?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Belter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Belter getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,086 in 2010, down 13%.

The surname Belter

A surname, carried by 1,086 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Belter is more common than 85.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,086 people named Belter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 284,296 Americans. That is down 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,248.

#23,414

rank among US surnames

1,086

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-13%

change since 2000 (was #19,908)

Who is named Belter

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

95% of people named Belter identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Belter

Belter has the Soundex code B436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B436.

Questions

How common is the surname Belter?: 1,086 people in the United States had the surname Belter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 284,296 Americans. It ranked 23,414th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Belter?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Belter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Belter getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,248 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,086 in 2010, down 13%.