Explore the Family Name Churn

The meaning of Churn

English: 1. metonymic occupational name for a maker or user of milk churns, from Middle English chern, chirn, churn ‘churn’. Compare Kern. 2. probably a variant of Churm, a nickname from Middle English chirm ‘chirping, twittering of birds’ (from Old English ci(e)rm ‘noise’), influenced by the word churn.

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

The surname 'Churn' comes in at rank 55,741 for popularity based on the 2010 Decennial U.S. Census data, showing a slight decrease of 2.24% from its 2000 ranking of 54,522. The count of individuals with this last name has slightly increased by 3.95% from 354 in 2000 to 368 in 2010. However, the proportion of people named 'Churn' per 100,000 decreased by 7.69%, shifting from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,522	#55,741	-2.24%
Count	354	368	3.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Churn

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Churn', according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, more than half of the individuals with this last name identify as Black, with an increase of 2.4% from 2000 to 2010. A significant number also identify as White, although there is a slight decrease of 2.43% over the same period. There are also small percentages identifying as Hispanic and those of two or more races, both seeing a decline between 2000 and 2010. Notably, the 2010 data introduces the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which was not present in 2000. No individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	52.54%	53.8%	2.4%
White	39.55%	38.59%	-2.43%
Two or More Races	3.95%	2.99%	-24.3%
Hispanic	3.11%	2.99%	-3.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.63%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%