Explore the Family Name Dages

The meaning of Dages

1. South German (also Däges): unexplained. 2. French (Dagès): habitational name, with fused preposition d(e), for someone from Agès in Landes. Compare Dagesse.

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

The surname Dages, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, ranked 53,191 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to rank 56,195 in 2010, indicating a 5.65% decrease in its overall standing. The total count of individuals with this surname also slightly declined from 365 in 2000 to 364 in 2010, marking a modest reduction of 0.27%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the surname Dages per 100k population also fell by 14.29%, going from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.12 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,191	#56,195	-5.65%
Count	365	364	-0.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dages

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the overwhelming majority of individuals with the Dages surname identified as White, accounting for 93.70% in 2000 and 93.41% in 2010, showing a minor decrease of 0.31%. Those identifying as Hispanic made up 1.37% of the population in 2000, but this figure grew dramatically to 3.30% in 2010, signifying a substantial increase of 140.88%. On the other hand, individuals identifying as Black represented 3.84% of this group in 2000, but this percentage fell significantly to 2.20% in 2010, marking a downturn of 42.71%. No individuals with the Dages surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.7%	93.41%	-0.31%
Hispanic	1.37%	3.3%	140.88%
Black	3.84%	2.2%	-42.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%