Explore the Family Name Fallin

The meaning of Fallin

1. Irish: variant of Fallon. 2. Swedish (also Fällin): probably a habitational name from placenames containing the element fall ‘fall’ (alluding to waterfalls or woodland clearings) or fäll (a placename element with many possible meanings) + the adjectival suffix -in, a derivative of Latin -in(i)us ‘relating to’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fallin has seen minimal growth between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 14,101 in 2000 and 14,064 in 2010, it experienced a slight increase in rank by 0.26%. The count of individuals with this surname also grew from 1,958 to 2,140, marking a 9.3% rise. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.73.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,101	#14,064	0.26%
Count	1,958	2,140	9.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.73	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fallin

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals several shifts over the same time period. Individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races witnessed significant increases, moving from 0.41% to 0.70% and 1.53% to 2.52%, respectively. Conversely, the percentage of white and American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals declined slightly, the former from 85.60% to 83.79% and the latter from 1.28% to 1.21%. The number of people identifying as Hispanic saw marked growth, rising from 1.33% to 2.38%. Meanwhile, the percentage of people with the Fallin surname identifying as Black decreased marginally from 9.86% to 9.39%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.6%	83.79%	-2.11%
Black	9.86%	9.39%	-4.77%
Two or More Races	1.53%	2.52%	64.71%
Hispanic	1.33%	2.38%	78.95%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.28%	1.21%	-5.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.7%	70.73%