Explore the Family Name Comegys

The meaning of Comegys

American Dutch: from a combination of the stems of two Dutch surnames, the occupational name Komen (see Koman) and the patronymic Gijsen, Gysen (from a short form of the personal name Giesbrecht). This surname occurs chiefly in MD and OH. History: Cornelis Comen Ghysen immigrated to the US in 1658.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Comegys held a popularity rank of 30,614 in the year 2000 which slightly dropped to 33,036 by 2010, showing a change of -7.91. The actual count of individuals with this surname also saw a minor decrease from 719 to 693 over the same period, a change of -3.62. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people with this surname declined by -14.81, from 0.27 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,614	#33,036	-7.91%
Count	719	693	-3.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.23	-14.81%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Comegys

Regarding ethnic identity distribution for the surname Comegys, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White, making up 77.05% in 2000 and dropping slightly to 75.32% in 2010. Those identifying as Black made up the second largest group at 20.58% in 2000, increasing to 21.65% by 2010. The data shows a minimal presence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities in 2010, at 1.01% and 0.87% respectively. There was no recorded presence of American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity in either census year. Interestingly, there was a 1.53% representation of those identifying with two or more races in 2000, however, this was not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.05%	75.32%	-2.25%
Black	20.58%	21.65%	5.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.01%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.87%	0%
Two or More Races	1.53%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%