Explore the Family Name Ankeny

The meaning of Ankeny

Americanized form of French Anguenet (see Ankney). History: This surname is listed along with its original form Anguenet in the (US) National Huguenot Society’s register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ankeny in the United States has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 26,493 out of all surnames, but by 2010, it slipped to 28,293, reflecting a change of -6.79%. Likewise, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 866 in 2000 to 845 in 2010, marking a decline of -2.42%. The proportion per 100k people had a drop of -9.38% in the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,493	#28,293	-6.79%
Count	866	845	-2.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ankeny

The ethnicity breakdown of the surname Ankeny, also based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows an interesting shift in ethnic identities over the decade. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 95.84% in 2000 to 94.67% in 2010. There was no record of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native in 2010, though the former group accounted for 1.15% in 2000. However, there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.15% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010. Those identifying as Black saw a slight decrease, while a new category emerged in 2010 with 2.13% identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	94.67%	-1.22%
Two or More Races	0%	2.13%	0%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.01%	74.78%
Black	0.81%	0.71%	-12.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.15%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%