The surname Falter
A surname, carried by 1,317 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex F436
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,317 people named Falter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,431 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,327.
#20,227
rank among US surnames
1,317
people in 2010
0.5
per 100,000 Americans
-0.8%
change since 2000 (was #18,994)
| Rank | Surname | People | 1 in |
|---|---|---|---|
| #20,227 | Falter | 1,317 | 234,431 |
| #20,232 | Musil | 1,316 | 234,609 |
Who is named Falter
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
94% of people named Falter identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 94%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.4%
- Two or more races 1.1%
- Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Falter
Falter has the Soundex code F436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F436.
Questions
- How common is the surname Falter?
- 1,317 people in the United States had the surname Falter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,431 Americans. It ranked 20,227th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Falter?
- In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Falter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- Is the surname Falter getting more or less common?
- Less common. 1,327 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,317 in 2010, down 0.8%.