Explore the Family Name Davidow

The meaning of Davidow

Altered form of Jewish and Russian Davidov and Davydov. In some cases it may also be an American shortened and altered form of Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Jewish patronymic Davidovich. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Ari, Moshe, Talya.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Davidow has seen a slight decrease between 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 42,757, whereas in 2010, it dropped to a rank of 49,723, marking a change of -16.29%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also declined from 477 in 2000 to 422 in 2010, witnessing an 11.53% drop. The proportion per 100k individuals bearing this surname also fell from 0.18 to 0.14, a reduction of 22.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,757	#49,723	-16.29%
Count	477	422	-11.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.14	-22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Davidow

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most holders of the surname Davidow identify as White, although this percentage has dropped slightly from 95.81% in 2000 to 94.55% in 2010. Ethnicity representation within Hispanic and those of two or more races saw changes during this period. There was a significant increase of 40.87% in the number of Hispanics from 2.52% to 3.55%, while the category of two or more races made its first appearance in 2010 at 1.66%. The Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories reported no individuals with the surname Davidow in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.81%	94.55%	-1.32%
Hispanic	2.52%	3.55%	40.87%
Two or More Races	0%	1.66%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%