Explore the Family Name Aronoff

The meaning of Aronoff

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): westernized form of Aronov. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isadore, Avram, Emanuel, Shifra, Yael.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Aronoff slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it held the rank of 27,562 but fell to 28,498 in 2010, marking a negative change of 3.4 percent. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 823 to 837 during the same period, representing a growth of 1.7 percent. The proportion of people having this name per 100k also declined by 9.68 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,562	#28,498	-3.4%
Count	823	837	1.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.28	-9.68%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aronoff

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Aronoff also underwent changes during this period, as evidenced by the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In the year 2000, a dominant 96.48 percent were identified as white and this percentage saw a slight decrease to 95.70 in 2010. The census recorded an increase in the number of Hispanics carrying this surname, going up from 1.09 percent to 1.43 percent, marking a significant rise of 31.19 percent. Similarly, individuals identified as Black went up from 1.09 percent to 1.55 percent, showing a notable increase of 42.20 percent. The proportion of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was 1.09 percent in 2000, but no such data was available for 2010. During both years, there were no records of individuals identifying as American Indian or Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	95.7%	-0.81%
Black	1.09%	1.55%	42.2%
Hispanic	1.09%	1.43%	31.19%
Two or More Races	0%	0.84%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.09%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%