Alter meaning | Last name Alter origin

Following is the meaning of Alter surname. Family name Alter is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Alter
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Germany
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Alter

Alter is used as a family name or surname in Germany languages. Alter has 5 characters long in length.

Alter is common in Germany country(ies).

Alter is ranked 31973 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Alter bearers increased by 2.653444 per cent in 2010 US census to 3830 since 2000, the surname slipped by 421 spots and ranked at 8597. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.07 95.74
Hispanic or Latino 2.11 1.39
Others 1.59 1.26
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.41 0.7
Black 0.65 0.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.16 0.21

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Alter

How popular is Alter?

Alter is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Israel is ahead in terms of density. Around 15656 people have been found who wears Alter as their family name. Alter is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
5,049 Costa Rica10
13,220 Thailand6
48,950 Moldova6
7,031 China6
8,689 Pakistan4
16,605 Austria3
11,392 Slovakia3
459 Cape Verde2
34,681 Norway2
24,269 Peru2
54,135 Philippines2
28,083 Romania2
24,766 Scotland2
23,858 Iran2
18,625 Japan2
6,103 Cyprus2
1,235 Belize2
14,621 Croatia2
14,004 Hungary2
31,767 Greece2
25,721 Egypt1
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Comments :Elias Ensley The origin of the name is germaine the Surname comes from the Germanic alder which means the former name recalls the name of an ancestor.

Celebrities having Alter surname

Yitzchak Meir Alter Rabbi
Tom Alter Actor
Jonathan Alter Journalist
Robert Alter Professor
Hobart Alter Entrepreneur
David Alter Inventor
Naftali Alter Film Score Composer
Gary Alter Plastic Surgeon
Louis Alter Songwriter
Karen Alter Author

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