Explore the Family Name Ganis

The meaning of Ganis

1. Greek: nickname for a rich man, from Turkish gani ‘rich’ (see Gani). 2. Italian (mainly Friuli Venezia Giulia): patronymic from the personal name Gano (see Gani). It is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the sense ‘belonging to, of’, in this case ‘member of the Gani family’.

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

The surname Ganis, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has experienced a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 69,854, but by 2010, it had dropped to rank 76,533, which is about a 9.56% decline. The total count of people with this surname also decreased during this period from 262 to 251, representing a 4.2% drop. Accordingly, the proportion of people bearing the name per 100,000 also declined by 10.0% from 0.1 to 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,854	#76,533	-9.56%
Count	262	251	-4.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ganis

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Ganis between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped significantly from 5.34% to 3.59%, a decrease of 32.77%. However, there was an emergence of individuals who identified with two or more races, which was not recorded in 2000, but stood at 2.39% in 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname continued to identify as White (88.93% in 2000 and 88.84% in 2010). The surname saw a slight decrease in Black ethnic identity from 2.67% to 2.39%. No individuals identified as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.93%	88.84%	-0.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.34%	3.59%	-32.77%
Two or More Races	0%	2.39%	0%
Black	2.67%	2.39%	-10.49%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%