Explore the Family Name Danzig

The meaning of Danzig

Jewish (Ashkenazic): habitational name from Danzig, German name of Gdańsk, the main port of Poland, on the Baltic Sea. The wide distribution of the name from an early date suggests that in many cases it may have been acquired by merchants who traded with the city, as well as those who were actually born there. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Mayer, Meyer, Rivka.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Danzig saw a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 41,203 to 42,790, which represents a 3.85% drop. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname showed a modest increase over the same period, growing from 499 in 2000 to 506 in 2010. This growth resulted in a minor decrease in proportion per 100,000 people, going from 0.18 to 0.17, a decrement of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,203	#42,790	-3.85%
Count	499	506	1.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Danzig

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census indicates an interesting shift in the distribution of individuals with the Danzig surname. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 19%, going from 1% in 2000 to 1.19% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by 17.5%, from 1.2% to 0.99%. Approximately 96.25% of individuals with the Danzig surname identified as White in 2010, which was a slight increase from the 95.99% in 2000. There were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Hispanic, Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.99%	96.25%	0.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	1.19%	19%
Two or More Races	1.2%	0.99%	-17.5%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%