Explore the Family Name Chanin

The meaning of Chanin

Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Khane, from Hebrew Ḥanna (see Hanna 6), with the addition of the Slavic possessive suffix -in. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Zalman, Meyer, Doron.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Chanin slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Chanin ranked 43,875th in popularity with 463 individuals carrying this name, representing approximately 0.17 out of every 100,000 people in the U.S. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 48,628th, and the count dropped to 434, reducing the proportion to roughly 0.15 out of every 100,000 individuals. This represents a decrease in both rank and count by 10.83% and 6.26%, respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,875	#48,628	-10.83%
Count	463	434	-6.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chanin

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010 for those with the surname Chanin. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased from 92.87% to 94.01%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased from 1.51% to 1.15%, while the percentage identifying as Hispanic also declined from 3.67% to 2.53%. Notably, the category of Two or More Races appeared in 2010 with 1.61%, which was not present in the 2000 data. The Black category, which represented 1.30% in 2000, did not appear in the 2010 data, nor did the American Indian and Alaskan Native category in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.87%	94.01%	1.23%
Hispanic	3.67%	2.53%	-31.06%
Two or More Races	0%	1.61%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.51%	1.15%	-23.84%
Black	1.3%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%