Explore the Family Name Ayson

The meaning of Ayson

Filipino: Chinese Filipino surname formed with Chinese 孫 or sūn ‘grandchild’ as the second element. The first element, 一 in Chinese, means ‘one’, a reference to birth order. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Reginaldo, Alejandro, Erlinda, Faustino, Herminio, Jose, Juanita, Milagros, Monico, Pedro, Raul, Rodolfo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Ayson surname gained popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of the Ayson surname climbed from 38,198 to 33,731, marking an increase of 11.69%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname grew from 545 to 675, a substantial hike of 23.85%. In terms of proportion per 100,000 population, the Ayson name also increased by 15 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,198	#33,731	11.69%
Count	545	675	23.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.23	15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ayson

When discussing the ethnic identity associated with the Ayson surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the largest portion identifies as Asian/Pacific Islander. Between 2000 and 2010, this group saw a rise of 5.86%, going from 71.38% to 75.56%. During the same period, those who identified their ethnicity as two or more races decreased by nearly 31%, while those identifying as White reduced by 15.59%. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the Hispanic group, which rose by 51.59%, moving from 4.4% to 6.67%. The Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native categories remained at zero indicating no persons with the Ayson surname identified with these ethnicities either in 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	71.38%	75.56%	5.86%
White	11.93%	10.07%	-15.59%
Hispanic	4.4%	6.67%	51.59%
Two or More Races	7.52%	5.19%	-30.98%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%