Find out how popular the last name Altshuler is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Altshuler.

Altshuler, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Altshuler surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Altshuler in America

Altshuler is the 36630th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Altshuler surname appeared 610 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Altshuler.

We can also compare 2010 data for Altshuler to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Altshuler

The surname Altshuler is of Ashkenazi Jewish origin, deriving from the Yiddish word "alt," meaning "old," and "shuler," which translates to "teacher" or "scholar." It can be interpreted as referring to an esteemed or veteran teacher or scholar within the Jewish community.

The earliest known record of the Altshuler name dates back to the 17th century in Eastern Europe, specifically in the regions of Poland, Ukraine, and Belarus. In these areas, Jewish communities flourished, and the surname likely emerged as a way to distinguish families or individuals based on their occupation or status.

One notable historical reference to the Altshuler name can be found in the Pinkas HaKehillot, a comprehensive encyclopedia documenting Jewish communities in Europe before the Holocaust. It mentions several Altshuler families residing in various shtetls (small Jewish towns) in the Pale of Settlement, which encompassed parts of modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and Poland.

Among the earliest recorded individuals bearing the Altshuler surname was Rabbi Yitzchak Altshuler, who lived in the late 17th century and served as a respected scholar and teacher in the town of Berdychiv, Ukraine. Another notable figure was Rebbe Shlomo Altshuler, a prominent Hasidic leader from the 18th century, who established a dynasty in Chernobyl, Ukraine.

In the 19th century, the Altshuler surname appears in various records and manuscripts from Eastern Europe, including birth and marriage records, tax rolls, and community documents. One notable individual from this period was Chaim Altshuler, a renowned author and Talmudic scholar born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1819.

As the Altshuler family spread across Europe and eventually to other parts of the world, the surname underwent several variations in spelling, such as Altzuler, Altschuler, and Altshul. These variations reflect the cultural and linguistic influences of the regions where the name was adopted.

Throughout history, several notable figures have borne the Altshuler surname, including:

1. Yitzchak Altshuler (late 17th century), a respected scholar and teacher in Berdychiv, Ukraine.
2. Shlomo Altshuler (18th century), a prominent Hasidic leader who established a dynasty in Chernobyl, Ukraine.
3. Chaim Altshuler (1819-1888), a renowned author and Talmudic scholar born in Vilna, Lithuania.
4. Jacob Altshuler (1841-1912), a Russian-American banker and philanthropist who co-founded the Federation of American Zionists.
5. Abraham Altshuler (1876-1963), a renowned Yiddish writer and journalist born in Odessa, Ukraine.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Altshuler

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Altshuler.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Altshuler was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Altshuler has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Altshuler was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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