Explore the Family Name Argyros

The meaning of Argyros

Greek: from a derivative of the personal name Argyrios, which is based on the adjective argyros ‘silvery’; or a shortened form of patronymics derived from this name, such as Argyropoulos. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Anastasios, Christos, Costas, Dimitrios, Evangelos, Apostolos, Demos, Eleni, Fotios, Georgios, Ioannis, Konstantinos.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Argyros saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 56979 to 56836, marking a change of 0.25%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this last name grew from 335 to 359, registering a growth of 7.16%. However, the proportion of people named Argyros per 100,000 citizens remained constant at 0.12 during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,979	#56,836	0.25%
Count	335	359	7.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Argyros

In terms of ethnicity as per the Decennial U.S. Census, there were notable shifts among those bearing the Argyros surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of people identifying as white increased by 2.37%, from 92.24% to 94.43%. At the same time, the representation of individuals identifying with two or more races dropped significantly by 47.49%, from 4.78% to 2.51%. As for those identifying as Hispanic, a modest growth of 5.02% was observed, rising from 2.39% to 2.51% over the decade. It's worth noting that no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.24%	94.43%	2.37%
Two or More Races	4.78%	2.51%	-47.49%
Hispanic	2.39%	2.51%	5.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%