Explore the Family Name Digney

The meaning of Digney

1. Scottish, Irish, and English (of Norman origin): habitational name from either of two minor places in France called Digny (in Eure-et-Loir and Loiret). 2. Irish: from Gaelic Mac an Deaghánaigh ‘son of the deacon’ (see Deane).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Digney has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 89,549 in popularity and had a count of 192, which equates to a proportion of 0.07 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 116,201, and the count decreased to 150. This shift represents a change of -29.76% in rank and -21.88% in count, resulting in a proportion of 0.05 per 100,000 people, a reduction of -28.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#89,549	#116,201	-29.76%
Count	192	150	-21.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.05	-28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Digney

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that individuals with the Digney surname predominantly identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, almost all bearers of the surname identified as White, with percentages being 96.88% and 96.67% respectively. The slight decrease of -0.22% does not signify a significant change. Additionally, there were no reported individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of two or more races. There was also no reported change in these categories between 2000 and 2010. In the Hispanic category, although no individuals identified as such in 2000, there was a minimum presence of this ethnic identity in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	96.67%	-0.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%