Explore the Family Name Atcheson

The meaning of Atcheson

Scottish, English, and northern Irish: variant of Atchison.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Atcheson has significantly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Atcheson was ranked 29,099, but by 2010, its rank had dropped to 39,960, a decline of 37.32%. In terms of counts, the number of individuals with this surname also fell from 767 in 2000 to 549 in 2010, which is a decrease of 28.42%. The proportion per 100k people also declined from 0.28 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010, representing a fall of 32.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,099	#39,960	-37.32%
Count	767	549	-28.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.19	-32.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Atcheson

The ethnicity associated with the surname Atcheson also saw some notable changes between 2000 and 2010 as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of individuals identifying with this surname were still predominantly white (96.35% in 2000 compared to 93.81% in 2010), there was a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic from 2.35% in 2000 to 3.46% in 2010. Additionally, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in 2000, but by 2010, 1.28% of individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. Conversely, the proportion of individuals identifying as having two or more ethnic identities fell from 0.78% in 2000 to zero in 2010. There were no changes in the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	93.81%	-2.64%
Hispanic	2.35%	3.46%	47.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.28%	0%
Two or More Races	0.78%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%