Explore the Family Name Gies

The meaning of Gies

1. North German and Dutch: variant of Giese. 2. Altered form of South German Giess, a variant of Güss (see Guess).

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gies has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 14,415 to 16,662, which represents a 15.59% change. The count or number of people with this surname also decreased from 1,901 in 2000 to 1,719 in 2010, a reduction of 9.57%. The proportion per 100k individuals similarly fell by 17.14%, from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.58 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,415	#16,662	-15.59%
Count	1,901	1,719	-9.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.58	-17.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gies

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals with the surname Gies who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 45.59%, from 0.68% to 0.99%. Those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also saw an increase, rising by 34.62% from 0.26% to 0.35%. On the other hand, there was a decrease in those who identify as Two or more races, Black, and Hispanic. The percentage of individuals identifying as Two or more races dropped by 10% to 0.99%, while those identifying as Black decreased by 19.54% to 1.40%. Individuals identifying as Hispanic slightly decreased by 3.41% to 1.98%. The proportion of White individuals remained relatively stable, with a minor increase of 0.15% to 94.30%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.16%	94.3%	0.15%
Hispanic	2.05%	1.98%	-3.41%
Black	1.74%	1.4%	-19.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.68%	0.99%	45.59%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0.99%	-10%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.26%	0.35%	34.62%