Explore the Family Name Chamness

The meaning of Chamness

English (London): habitational name for someone from Champagne, from Anglo-Norman French le champeneis, Middle English champenais, champeney. The name was originally freely interchangeable with the synonymous Champion 2. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Chamness has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 13,421 in popularity with a count of 2,081 people bearing the surname. By 2010, its rank had fallen to 14,201, despite an increase in the count to 2,114 people. This represents a -5.81% change in rank and a 1.59% growth in count. The proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 also decreased by -6.49%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,421	#14,201	-5.81%
Count	2,081	2,114	1.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.77	0.72	-6.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chamness

The Decennial U.S. Census data shows changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Chamness from 2000 to 2010. The majority identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 94.71% to 92.86%. People identifying as Hispanic increased by a significant 66.67%, from 2.07% to 3.45%. There was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Black, which nearly doubled from 0.34% to 0.66%. Additionally, those identifying as two or more races grew from 1.54% to 1.80%. On the other hand, individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 0.62% to 0.47%. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, increasing slightly from 0.72% to 0.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.71%	92.86%	-1.95%
Hispanic	2.07%	3.45%	66.67%
Two or More Races	1.54%	1.8%	16.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.72%	0.76%	5.56%
Black	0.34%	0.66%	94.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.47%	-24.19%