Explore the Family Name Dashnaw

The meaning of Dashnaw

Americanized form of French Dagenais. History: The Dashnaws are descendants of Pierre Dagenais dit Lépine from France (see Dagenais).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dashnaw has seen an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Dashnaw ranked 36,232nd in terms of commonality among surnames in the United States, but it moved up to 34,185th by 2010, signifying a positive change of 5.65%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 584 in 2000 to 664 in 2010, marking a rise of 13.7%. The proportion per 100,000 people bearing this surname saw a modest 4.55% increase from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,232	#34,185	5.65%
Count	584	664	13.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.23	4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dashnaw

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Dashnaw, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with this name identify as White, although there was a minor decrease from 96.75% in 2000 to 95.33% in 2010. There was no representation for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in either year. However, those identifying with two or more races remained nearly constant, showing a slight decrease of less than 1%, from 1.37% in 2000 to 1.36% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals with the Dashnaw surname who identify as Hispanic showed a significant increase from 1.20% in 2000 to 2.56% in 2010, marking a growth rate of 113.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.75%	95.33%	-1.47%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.56%	113.33%
Two or More Races	1.37%	1.36%	-0.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%