Explore the Family Name Double

The meaning of Double

English (Suffolk and Middlesex): perhaps a nickname for a twin or for one who is the spitting image of a relative, from Middle English double ‘double, copy’ (Old French dobel, dubel, doublel, from Late Latin duplus, classical Latin duplex, from du(o) ‘two’ + plek, a root meaning ‘fold’).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Double" has seen a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 28,824 to 29,403, marking a change of -2.01%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname has experienced a growth of 3.47%, escalating from 777 in 2000 to 804 in 2010. The proportion per 100k also saw a small drop of -6.9% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,824	#29,403	-2.01%
Count	777	804	3.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Double

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Double", the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. Most notably, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races increased by a significant 117.48%, jumping from 1.03% to 2.24%. A slight increase of 6.20% is also observed in the Hispanic category, moving from 1.29% to 1.37%. On the other hand, there was a minor decrease in the number of individuals identifying as White, going down from 96.40% to 94.90%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category remained constant at 0.75% for both years, while no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in these periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.4%	94.9%	-1.56%
Two or More Races	1.03%	2.24%	117.48%
Hispanic	1.29%	1.37%	6.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.75%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.64%	0%	0%