Explore the Family Name Affleck

The meaning of Affleck

Scottish: habitational name from Affleck in Angus, Affleck in Lanarkshire, or Auchinleck (which was formerly pronounced ‘Affleck’) in Ayrshire.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Affleck has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,302 in popularity and by 2010, it had risen to a rank of 31,184, showing a 3.46% change. The number of people with this surname also grew from 672 in 2000 to 744 in 2010, marking a 10.71% increase. The proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,302	#31,184	3.46%
Count	672	744	10.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.25	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Affleck

Regarding ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been a noticeable shift among individuals carrying the Affleck surname between 2000 and 2010. While those identifying as white remained the majority at 93.28%, down slightly from 94.05%, there were significant changes among other ethnic identities. Individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 1.34% to 1.48%. A substantial growth was observed among those identifying with two or more races, from 0.74% in 2000 to 1.88% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased from 2.83% to 1.48%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, however, by 2010, the Hispanic category showed an emergence at 1.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.05%	93.28%	-0.82%
Two or More Races	0.74%	1.88%	154.05%
Hispanic	0%	1.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.34%	1.48%	10.45%
Black	2.83%	1.48%	-47.7%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%