Explore the Family Name Dayan

The meaning of Dayan

Jewish: occupational name from Hebrew dayan ‘rabbinic judge’. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Moshe, Nissim, Avi, Haim, Shimshon, Shlomo, Shulamit, Yair, Ofer, Yacov, Yariv, Yigal, Yonah.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Dayan' has experienced a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Dayan' was ranked 33,248th most common surname in the US, but by 2010 it had risen to the 28,746th position, indicating a rise of 13.54%. Similarly, the count of people bearing the surname increased from 648 in 2000 to 828 in 2010, showing an impressive 27.78% growth. The proportion of 'Dayans' per 100,000 people also climbed by 16.67%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,248	#28,746	13.54%
Count	648	828	27.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.28	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dayan

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identities associated with the surname 'Dayan'. While the proportion of 'Dayans' identifying as White showed a minor decrease of 1.39% from 84.26% in 2000 to 83.09% in 2010, there were notable increases in Hispanic and Black populations. The percentage of Hispanics grew by 51.87% from 5.09% to 7.73%, while the Black population more than doubled from 0.93% to 2.05%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased slightly, and the percentage of those identifying with two or more races was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There was no change in the American Indian and Alaskan Native population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.26%	83.09%	-1.39%
Hispanic	5.09%	7.73%	51.87%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.71%	5.07%	-11.21%
Black	0.93%	2.05%	120.43%
Two or More Races	4.01%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%