Explore the Family Name Adsit

The meaning of Adsit

Altered form of English Adsett, itself a variant of Adshead: habitational name from Adshead Green in Over Alderley (Cheshire). The second element is clearly Middle English heved, hed ‘head, headland, hill’ (Old English hēafod), but the first is uncertain.

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How common is the last name Adsit in the United States?

The surname Adsit, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 22,706th most popular, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 24,222nd spot, marking a 6.68% drop. The number of individuals bearing this surname also decreased from 1,056 in 2000 to 1,036 in 2010, suggesting a 1.89% decline. Moreover, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k individuals shrank by 10.26%, from 0.39 to 0.35.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,706	#24,222	-6.68%
Count	1,056	1,036	-1.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.35	-10.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Adsit

When it comes to the ethnicity associated with the surname Adsit, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the majority of bearers of the surname identified as White (96.69%), with a small percentage identifying as Hispanic (1.23%) or as having two or more races (0.85%). By 2010, although the majority still identified as White (95.08%), there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic (2.61%) and a 70.59% surge in those claiming two or more races (1.45%). Notably, there were no individuals who identified as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.69%	95.08%	-1.67%
Hispanic	1.23%	2.61%	112.2%
Two or More Races	0.85%	1.45%	70.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.57%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%