Explore the Family Name Chown

The meaning of Chown

English: from a Middle English personal name, Chun(ne) (male) or Chune (female, Latinized as Chuna). This could represent Old English Ceon(n)a, an unrecorded pet form of Old English Cēolnōth, usually a male personal name but possibly also female.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Chown saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 53,420 in terms of commonality among surnames, but by 2010 it had dropped to 58,182 — a decline of about 8.91%. The number of individuals with this surname also decreased slightly over this period, from 363 to 349, marking a downturn of about 3.86%. Consequently, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also fell by about 7.69% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,420	#58,182	-8.91%
Count	363	349	-3.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chown

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Chown, as per the Decennial U.S. Census, showed little change between 2000 and 2010. In both years, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with numbers hovering around 94%. In 2000, the census recorded about 1.93% of people with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, but this percentage dropped to zero by 2010. The surname saw a slight increase among those who identify as Hispanic, going from 1.93% in 2000 to 2.87% in 2010. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.77%	94.56%	-0.22%
Hispanic	1.93%	2.87%	48.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.93%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%