Explore the Family Name Diagne

The meaning of Diagne

West African (mainly Senegal): name found among the Wolof and the closely related Lebou peoples, apparently from Wolof jaañ ‘great hair’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Diagne has grown significantly in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Diagne was ranked as the 68,973rd most popular surname in America, with 266 people sharing this name. However, by 2010, the name had climbed in rank to the 37,848th most popular surname, showing a 45.13% increase in its ranking. The count of people with this surname also saw a substantial increase of approximately 121%, going up from 266 individuals in 2000 to 587 individuals in 2010. As a result, the proportion of people with the surname Diagne per 100k individuals also doubled from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,973	#37,848	45.13%
Count	266	587	120.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.2	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Diagne

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Diagne identify as Black, accounting for 84.59% in 2000 and increasing to 93.70% in 2010. The percentage of Diagnes identifying with two or more races decreased substantially from 13.16% in 2000 to 2.56% in 2010. In 2010, small percentages were reported for the first time of Diagnes identifying as White (1.87%) and Hispanic (1.53%). There were no individuals with the surname Diagne who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either the 2000 or 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	84.59%	93.7%	10.77%
Two or More Races	13.16%	2.56%	-80.55%
White	0%	1.87%	0%
Hispanic	0%	1.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%