Explore the Family Name Dignan

The meaning of Dignan

Irish (Leitrim and Roscommon): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhgeannáin (see Deignan). Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aileen, Donal.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dignan was ranked 23,698 in popularity in 2000 and dropped slightly to a rank of 24,222 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity of approximately 2.21%. However, the number of individuals with the Dignan surname increased from 997 in 2000 to 1,036 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 3.91%. The proportion of people named Dignan per 100,000 dropped by 5.41%, going from 0.37 in 2000 to 0.35 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,698	#24,222	-2.21%
Count	997	1,036	3.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dignan

In terms of ethnic identity, the Dignan surname shows interesting trends from 2000 to 2010. According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, those identifying as White constitute the majority at 96.99% in 2000, decreasing slightly to 95.27% in 2010. Meanwhile, there was substantial growth in the percentage of Dignans who identify with two or more races, rising from 1.00% to 1.93%, and those identifying as Hispanic, which saw an impressive increase from 0.60% to 1.54%. The proportion of Dignans of Asian/Pacific Islander descent decreased marginally from 0.90% to 0.77%, while the proportion identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also dipped slightly from 0.50% to 0.48%. No change was observed for those identifying as Black.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.99%	95.27%	-1.77%
Two or More Races	1%	1.93%	93%
Hispanic	0.6%	1.54%	156.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	0.77%	-14.44%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.5%	0.48%	-4%
Black	0%	0%	0%