Explore the Family Name Fallows

The meaning of Fallows

English: topographic name for someone who lived by a patch of fallow land, Middle English falwe, falow, falg(he) (Old English fealg, fealh). This word was used to denote both land left uncultivated for a time to recover its fertility and land recently brought into cultivation. The name is also borne by Ashkenazic Jews, as an Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fallows has been progressively increasing from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 67,317 but improved its position to 58,481 in 2010, indicating a significant growth rate of 13.13%. This upward trend is further reflected in the count where the number of individuals with this surname increased by 26.64% from 274 to 347. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw an increase from 0.1 to 0.12, demonstrating a 20% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,317	#58,481	13.13%
Count	274	347	26.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fallows

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Fallows, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, showed little variation between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 96.35% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.97% in 2010. A small percentage identified as Hispanic, totaling 2.92% in 2000 and dipping to 2.59% in 2010. No significant changes were observed in other ethnic groups such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, which maintained a consistent percentage of 0% during both periods.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.35%	95.97%	-0.39%
Hispanic	2.92%	2.59%	-11.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%