Explore the Family Name Filyaw

The meaning of Filyaw

Americanized form of French Filiau (see Filiault), or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) French surname, such as Fillieux, which is derived from filleul ‘godson’. Compare Fillyaw and Philyaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Filyaw has seen an increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 41,722, but by 2010, it had risen to 39,486 - a growth of 5.36%. The number of people sharing this surname also grew during this decade. In 2000, there were 491 individuals named Filyaw, whereas in 2010, this figure rose to 557, marking a significant increase of 13.44%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100k population also increased from 0.18 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#39,486	5.36%
Count	491	557	13.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.19	5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Filyaw

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Filyaw also underwent some changes between 2000 and 2010. According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased from 94.30% to 92.64%. The Black community saw an increase from 2.24% to 2.87% in this period. The number of people identifying as Two or more races also rose from 1.02% to 1.26%. However, the percentage of people with Hispanic ethnicity remained roughly stable at around 1.4%. Interestingly, there was no data for Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 1.80% of people with the Filyaw surname identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.3%	92.64%	-1.76%
Black	2.24%	2.87%	28.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.8%	0%
Hispanic	1.43%	1.44%	0.7%
Two or More Races	1.02%	1.26%	23.53%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%