Explore the Family Name Gegg

The meaning of Gegg

1. South German: variant of Geck. 2. English: variant of Gagg, from a Middle English personal name Gag(ge), perhaps originally a nickname related to the onomatopoeic verb for the cackling of geese, Middle English gagelen.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gegg saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 42,677 to 44,500, indicating a decline of 4.27%. However, interestingly, the count, or the number of people with this surname, increased slightly from 478 in 2000 to 483 in 2010, which is a 1.05% increase. Despite this increase in count, the overall proportion per 100k fell by 11.11%, representing a decrease in the name's prevalence relative to the total population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,677	#44,500	-4.27%
Count	478	483	1.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gegg

Discussing the ethnicity associated with the Gegg surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census, we can observe that there was very little change between 2000 and 2010. A vast majority identify as White, with 97.28% in 2000 and 96.89% in 2010, showing a minor decline of 0.40%. In both years, no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, the proportion identifying their ethnicity as Hispanic made a significant increase of 15.08%, rising from 1.26% in 2000 to 1.45% in 2010. There were also some who identified with two or more races in 2000, but this category was not reported for 2010, possibly due to data suppression for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.28%	96.89%	-0.4%
Hispanic	1.26%	1.45%	15.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.05%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%