How common is the surname Halter?

4,349 people in the United States had the surname Halter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,992 Americans. It ranked 7,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Halter?

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

Who is the most famous person named Halter?

Lucas Halter, Brazilian footballer.

Where is the surname Halter most common?

Wikidata records people named Halter in Brazil.

Is the surname Halter getting more or less common?

More common. 4,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,349 in 2010, up 3.9%.

The surname Halter

A surname, carried by 4,349 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex H436

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Halter is more common than 95.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,349 people named Halter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,992 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,185.

#7,633

rank among US surnames

4,349

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3.9%

change since 2000 (was #7,333)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,625	Poteet	4,353	70,927
#7,627	Sandstrom	4,352	70,943
#7,629	Brann	4,350	70,976
#7,633	Stites	4,349	70,992
#7,637	Zabala	4,348	71,009
#7,638	Grizzle	4,347	71,025

Who is named Halter

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

95% of people named Halter identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Halters

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Lucas Halter
Brazilian footballer, born 2000

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Halter

Halter has the Soundex code H436, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H436.

Questions

How common is the surname Halter?: 4,349 people in the United States had the surname Halter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,992 Americans. It ranked 7,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Halter?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Halter identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Halter?: Lucas Halter, Brazilian footballer.
Where is the surname Halter most common?: Wikidata records people named Halter in Brazil.
Is the surname Halter getting more or less common?: More common. 4,185 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,349 in 2010, up 3.9%.