Explore the Family Name Aniol

The meaning of Aniol

Polish (Anioł): nickname from anioł ‘angel’ (see Angel).

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Aniol has seen a slight increase in popularity over the years. In the year 2000, it ranked 66,476, but by 2010, it had improved its rank to 65,066. This change in rank is reflected in a 2.12 percent increase. The count of individuals with the Aniol surname also rose by 9.71 percent, from 278 in 2000 to 305 by 2010. Despite these increases, the proportion per 100k remained constant at 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,476	#65,066	2.12%
Count	278	305	9.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aniol

The ethnicity distribution for the Aniol surname presents an interesting picture as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, accounting for 92.45 percent in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 89.51 percent by 2010. Over the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant rise of 51.85 percent, from 2.16 percent to 3.28 percent. Similarly, there was a small increase in the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 2.52 percent to 2.62 percent). Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which had no representation in 2000, rose to 3.28 percent by 2010. However, the "Two or more races" category witnessed a decrease, from 1.80 percent in 2000 to 0 percent in 2010. The Black category remained at 0 percent for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.45%	89.51%	-3.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.28%	0%
Hispanic	2.16%	3.28%	51.85%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.52%	2.62%	3.97%
Two or More Races	1.8%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%