Explore the Family Name Ferencz

The meaning of Ferencz

Hungarian: from an old variant of the personal name Ferenc. This surname is also found in Romania and Slovakia. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Arpad, Denes, Jolan, Sandor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ferencz has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 42,677th in terms of popularity in the United States and this rank improved to 41,100th by 2010, representing a growth rate of approximately 3.7%. The number of people carrying the Ferencz surname also grew from 478 in 2000 to 530 in 2010, an increase of 10.88%. However, the proportion per 100,000 remained constant at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,677	#41,100	3.7%
Count	478	530	10.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ferencz

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Ferencz, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals identifying with this surname are of White ethnic identity. In 2000, about 98.12% of individuals with the surname were White, decreasing slightly to 96.79% in 2010. During the same period, those identifying as Hispanic saw a marginal increase from 1.67% to 1.70%. Notably, there was a new emergence of individuals of Two or More Races carrying the Ferencz surname in 2010, accounting for 1.32%, which had not been recorded in 2000. Ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either absent or suppressed for privacy in the data from both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.12%	96.79%	-1.36%
Hispanic	1.67%	1.7%	1.8%
Two or More Races	0%	1.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%