Explore the Family Name Chernoff

The meaning of Chernoff

Jewish: westernized form of Chernov. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Chaim, Isadore, Shulamith.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Chernoff has seen a slight decrease over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 26,104th in terms of prevalence and was held by approximately 882 individuals. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 27,481st and the count of individuals with this surname had marginally decreased to 877. This suggests a small drop in popularity of -5.28% in rank and -0.57% in count over the decade. The proportion per 100,000 people also fell by -9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,104	#27,481	-5.28%
Count	882	877	-0.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chernoff

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. It reveals that the majority of individuals with the Chernoff surname identify as White, with proportions of 93.20% in 2000 and 91.56% in 2010. However, there is a presence of other ethnic identities as well. The percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase of 44.06%, moving from 2.61% to 3.76%. Those identifying as Two or More Races slightly increased from 2.15% to 2.28%, while Black identification decreased from 1.13% to 0.80%. In 2010, categories for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were introduced, showing proportions of 0.68% and 0.91% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.2%	91.56%	-1.76%
Hispanic	2.61%	3.76%	44.06%
Two or More Races	2.15%	2.28%	6.05%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.91%	0%
Black	1.13%	0.8%	-29.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%