Explore the Family Name Aina

The meaning of Aina

1. West African (Nigeria): from the Yoruba personal name Àìná, a circumstance name traditionally given to a child born with the umbilical cord round the neck, though originally to a female only. 2. Italian (Piedmont): from the personal name Aìna, probably of ancient Germanic origin (from agina ‘blade’).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Aina has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname jumped from 41,448 in 2000 to 31,824 in 2010, showing a positive change of 23.22%. In terms of count, the number of people with the Aina surname also increased from 495 in 2000 to 725 in 2010, marking a robust rise of 46.46%. Consequently, the proportion of the Aina surname per 100,000 people rose by 38.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,448	#31,824	23.22%
Count	495	725	46.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.25	38.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aina

On the ethnicity front, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some significant shifts among people bearing the Aina surname between 2000 and 2010. There was a decrease in the percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders and Whites carrying the Aina surname by 32.19% and 32.71% respectively. Conversely, the percentage of Blacks with the Aina surname rose considerably by 40.38%. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races stayed relatively stable with a slight decline of 0.25%. The percentages for Hispanics and American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained constant at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	36.16%	50.76%	40.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	28.89%	19.59%	-32.19%
Two or More Races	15.76%	15.72%	-0.25%
White	14.55%	9.79%	-32.71%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%