Explore the Family Name Gaydosh

The meaning of Gaydosh

1. Americanized form of Slovak, Rusyn (from Slovakia), and Czech Gajdoš, Hungarian Gajdos. 2. Rusyn: occupational name for a bagpipe player, gaydosh, a cognate of Slovak Gajdoš and Hungarian Gajdos; compare 1 above.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Gaydosh has slightly decreased from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Gaydosh ranked 39,444th in popularity in the United States and by 2010, it slid to the 43,206th spot. This represents a decrease of approximately 9.54%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing this surname also dropped from 525 in 2000 to 500 in 2010, marking a decrease of about 4.76%. The proportion of people with the Gaydosh surname per 100,000 also fell by 10.53% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,444	#43,206	-9.54%
Count	525	500	-4.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.17	-10.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gaydosh

The ethnic identity associated with the Gaydosh surname has seen some minor changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, nearly all (96.76%) of the individuals with the Gaydosh surname identified as White, and that percentage saw a slight increase to 97% in 2010. Furthermore, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races declined from 2.48% in 2000 to none in 2010. Additionally, there were no individuals with the Gaydosh surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, in 2010, 2% of individuals with the Gaydosh surname identified as Hispanic, a category that had no representation in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.76%	97%	0.25%
Hispanic	0%	2%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.48%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%