Explore the Family Name Athans

The meaning of Athans

American shortened form of Greek patronymics derived from the personal name Athanasios, meaning ‘immortal’ (see Athanas). Compare Athens 1. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Demetrios, Athanasios, Constantine, Despina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Athans has seen a slight decrease in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Athans was the 42,134th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 44,193rd position, marking a decline of approximately 4.89%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the surname increased marginally from 485 in 2000 to 487 in 2010, a growth rate of about 0.41%. The proportion per 100k population also diminished slightly, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, which is a change of -5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,134	#44,193	-4.89%
Count	485	487	0.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Athans

Moving onto ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that individuals with the surname Athans primarily identify as white. In 2000, a significant 96.7% identified as white, though this percentage fell slightly to 95.07% by 2010. A marginal number of Athans identified as Hispanic, with a notable increase from 1.03% in 2000 to 3.08% in 2010. There was a minuscule representation from those identifying with two or more races in 2000, but this shifted to zero by 2010. No one with the surname Athans identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	95.07%	-1.69%
Hispanic	1.03%	3.08%	199.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%