Explore the Family Name Contant

The meaning of Contant

French: regional form of Constant. Compare Glad 3 and Gladd 2. Some characteristic forenames: French Andre, Francoise, Laurier, Michel.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Contant has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 62,046 to 67,519, indicating an 8.82% decrease in popularity. The count of individuals with this surname also fell slightly by 3.31% from 302 to 292. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 9.09%, moving from 0.11 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,046	#67,519	-8.82%
Count	302	292	-3.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Contant

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data portrays various shifts within the Contant surname holders between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander emerged, accounting for 1.71% of the population with this surname. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased by approximately half, falling from 4.64% to 2.40%. The proportion of White individuals possessing the Contant surname rose slightly by 2.62%, reaching 88.01%. Conversely, the Hispanic representation vanished entirely from 2.32% to 0%. Black individuals increased their presence in this group by 9.23%, making up 6.51% of the population with this surname in 2010. There was no change in the percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals, remaining at 0% throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.76%	88.01%	2.62%
Black	5.96%	6.51%	9.23%
Two or More Races	4.64%	2.4%	-48.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.71%	0%
Hispanic	2.32%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%