Explore the Family Name Daggy
The meaning of Daggy
Americanized form of German Däge, which is probably from a short form of any of the ancient Germanic personal names based on tac ‘day’, or of North German Dagge, which is from Middle Low German dagge ‘dagger, long knife’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of those.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Daggy in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Daggy experienced a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 61,713 to 62,531, marking a change of -1.33%. Despite the drop in ranking, the count of people with the surname Daggy has actually increased by 5.26%, going from 304 in 2000 to 320 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.11 between both years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #61,713 | #62,531 | -1.33% |
| Count | 304 | 320 | 5.26% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Daggy
Analyzing the information about ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates a shift between 2000 and 2010. In both years, there were no reported individuals with the surname Daggy identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, belonging to two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by 3.70%, falling from 96.05% in 2000 to 92.50% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 2.30% in 2000 to 4.69% in 2010, which marks a 103.91% change.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 96.05% | 92.5% | -3.7% |
| Hispanic | 2.3% | 4.69% | 103.91% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |