Explore the Family Name Exantus

The meaning of Exantus

Haitian: from the Latin personal name Exanthus, borne by a Christian martyr from the 3rd century, a member of the Theban Legion.

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

The surname Exantus saw a growth in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked as the 31,658th most popular surname, though by 2010, it jumped to the 21,895th spot, marking a significant increase of 30.84%. The total count of individuals with the Exantus surname also rose from 690 in 2000 to 1,186 in 2010, which is an impressive surge of about 71.88%. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people grew by 53.85%, from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.4 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,658	#21,895	30.84%
Count	690	1,186	71.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.4	53.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Exantus

Regarding its ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals carrying the Exantus surname identified as Black, with this group increasing from 83.48% in 2000 to 95.7% in 2010, a change of 14.64%. Those identifying with two or more races dropped significantly, from 14.2% in 2000 to 2.11% in 2010, a decrease of 85.14%. A small percentage identified as White in 2010, at 0.93%, where there were none reported in 2000. Meanwhile, the number of Hispanic individuals decreased from 1.3% to 0.76% within the same decade. There were no individuals who identified as either Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	83.48%	95.7%	14.64%
Two or More Races	14.2%	2.11%	-85.14%
White	0%	0.93%	0%
Hispanic	1.3%	0.76%	-41.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%