Explore the Family Name Digan

The meaning of Digan

1. English: from the Middle English personal name Digun, a variant of Dicun; see Dicken. 2. Irish: from Ó Duibhginn, see Dugan.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Digan has seen a minor decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname stood at rank 77,472, while in 2010 it dropped slightly to 81,458. This represents a change of -5.15%. However, the count of individuals bearing this last name increased slightly from 230 in 2000 to 232 in 2010, a growth of 0.87%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by -11.11%, indicating that although the overall population may have grown, the prevalence of the Digan surname did not keep pace.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,472	#81,458	-5.15%
Count	230	232	0.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Digan

The ethnic identity associated with the Digan surname has also seen some shifts over the decade, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 91.3% of Digans identified as White, decreasing to 89.22% in 2010. The percentage of Digans identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose significantly, from 4.35% in 2000 to 7.33% in 2010. Furthermore, there was a notable shift in those identifying as Black, which went from 0% in 2000 to 2.16% in 2010. No Digans identified as having Hispanic ethnicity or being of two or more races in 2010, compared to 2.17% identifying as Hispanic in 2000. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained constant at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.3%	89.22%	-2.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.35%	7.33%	68.51%
Black	0%	2.16%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.17%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%