Explore the Family Name Congleton

The meaning of Congleton

1. English: habitational name from a place in Cheshire named Congleton, from an Old English element cung ‘mound’ + hyll ‘hill’ + tūn ‘settlement’. 2. Scottish (Renfrewshire and Midlothian): habitational name from Congalton (East Lothian).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Congleton ranked as the 17,540th most popular in 2000 and slipped slightly to the 18,614th position by 2010, marking a nominal decline of 6.12%. The count of people bearing this name remained almost constant, with a negligible decrease from 1,480 in 2000 to 1,479 in 2010. Therefore, the proportion of Congleton per 100,000 people also fell by 9.09%, from 0.55 to 0.5 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,540	#18,614	-6.12%
Count	1,480	1,479	-0.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.5	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Congleton

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Congleton surname identified as White, even though the number declined by 1.8% from 89.86% in 2000 to 88.24% in 2010. Those identifying as Black increased by 10.67%, from 7.03% to 7.78%. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity saw a rise of 7.41%, from 1.89% to 2.03%. The census also recorded new appearances for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities at 0.54% and 0.34% respectively in 2010. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races increased dramatically by 77.05%, from 0.61% in 2000 to 1.08% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.86%	88.24%	-1.8%
Black	7.03%	7.78%	10.67%
Hispanic	1.89%	2.03%	7.41%
Two or More Races	0.61%	1.08%	77.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.54%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.34%	0%