Explore the Family Name Fallis

The meaning of Fallis

1. English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Anglo-Norman French faleise, faloise ‘cliff’ (a word of ancient Germanic origin), for someone who lived on or by a cliff. Or from Falaise in Calvados, France, which was the birthplace of William the Conqueror. 2. English: variant of Fall 2. 3. Scottish and northern Irish: shortened form of McFalls (see also McPhail).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Fallis saw a slight decrease in rank from 15,110 in 2000 to 15,284 in 2010, which is a change of -1.15%. However, the count of individuals carrying the Fallis surname increased by 7.26% during the same period, moving from 1,791 in 2000 to 1,921 in 2010. The proportion per 100k people also decreased marginally from 0.66 to 0.65 (-1.52%).

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,110	#15,284	-1.15%
Count	1,791	1,921	7.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.66	0.65	-1.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fallis

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Fallis surname. In 2010, the largest group was of White ethnicity (84.59%), although this figure showed a 5.32% decrease from 2000. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander significantly increased from 0.50% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010. There was also an increase in the American Indian and Alaskan Native category, going up by 54.86% to 7.96%. Meanwhile, the proportion identifying as Black or having two or more races slightly went down between 2000 and 2010. The Hispanic category saw a growth of 39.47%, reaching 2.65% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.34%	84.59%	-5.32%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	5.14%	7.96%	54.86%
Hispanic	1.9%	2.65%	39.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.5%	2.34%	368%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.3%	-16.67%
Black	1.56%	1.15%	-26.28%