Explore the Family Name Gajdos

The meaning of Gajdos

1. Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia), and Czech (Gajdoš): occupational name for a bagpipe player, from gajdoš, a derivative of gajda ‘bagpipe’ (see Gajda). 2. Hungarian and Polish: from a derivative of Slavic gajda ‘bagpipe’ (see 1 above). In Hungarian, this was usually applied as a nickname for a ribald person (from gajdolni ‘to carouse, sing in a raucous or drunken way’). Compare Gaidos, Gaydos and Gaydosh. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Bela, Imre, Zoltan.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Gajdos saw a drop in its popularity ranking from 64,385 in 2000 to 66,931 in 2010, marking a decrease of 3.95%. However, the count or number of people carrying the Gajdos surname increased slightly from 289 to 295 individuals, an increase of 2.08% over the decade. The proportion of this surname per 100k people also saw a slight decrease, going from 0.11 to 0.1.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#66,931	-3.95%
Count	289	295	2.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gajdos

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Gajdos identify as White, with a small increase from 95.50% in 2000 to 96.61% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with the percentage rising from 1.73% to 3.39%, marking a rise of 95.95%. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased significantly to 0% from 2.77% in 2000. No individuals with the surname Gajdos identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.5%	96.61%	1.16%
Hispanic	1.73%	3.39%	95.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.77%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%