Explore the Family Name Fallen

The meaning of Fallen

1. Scottish and Irish: variant of Irish Fallon. 2. Swedish (Fallén): probably a habitational name from placenames containing the element fall ‘fall’ (alluding to waterfalls or woodland clearings) + the adjectival suffix -én, a derivative of Latin -enius ‘relating to’.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Fallen' experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped by about 6.43% from 22,132 in 2000 to 23,555 in 2010. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also saw a minor decline of approximately 1.1% over the same period, going from 1,090 in 2000 to 1,078 in 2010. The proportion of the population with the 'Fallen' surname per 100k was reduced by 7.5%, from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.37 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,132	#23,555	-6.43%
Count	1,090	1,078	-1.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.37	-7.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fallen

In terms of ethnicity as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census, there were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native with the ‘Fallen’ surname in both 2000 and 2010. However, the percentage of people identifying as two or more races increased by 44.04%. The proportion of individuals with the 'Fallen' surname who identify as White decreased by 10.9%, while those identifying as Black saw an increase of 15.53%. Interestingly, there were no individuals classified as Hispanic in 2000, but by 2010, they comprised 1.67% of the 'Fallen' surname bearers.

	2000	2010	Change
White	64.86%	57.79%	-10.9%
Black	31.56%	36.46%	15.53%
Two or More Races	1.93%	2.78%	44.04%
Hispanic	0%	1.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.01%	0%	0%