Explore the Family Name Gindi

The meaning of Gindi

1. Coptic (Egypt): nickname from the Egyptian dialect pronunciation of standard Arabic jundī ‘soldier’. 2. Jewish (from Syria and Lebanon) and Coptic (Egypt): perhaps of the same origin as 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isadore, Hyman, Nissim.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gindi has increased over the years. In 2000, it had a ranking of 45,227 which improved significantly to 35,671 by 2010, reflecting a change of approximately 21.13%. The count of individuals with this surname also witnessed a significant rise from 446 in 2000 to 630 in 2010, indicating an increase of about 41.26%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people rose by 23.53% during this decade, moving from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,227	#35,671	21.13%
Count	446	630	41.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.21	23.53%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gindi

The ethnicity associated with the surname Gindi, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data, primarily falls into the White category. This group saw a slight growth of 1.83%, increasing from 92.60% in 2000 to 94.29% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity also noticed a rise of 30.93%, albeit starting from a smaller base of 2.91% in 2000 and reaching 3.81% by 2010. Individuals identifying with two or more races experienced a decrease from 4.04% in 2000 to 1.27% in 2010, representing a decline of 68.56%. Notably, no data was recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.6%	94.29%	1.83%
Hispanic	2.91%	3.81%	30.93%
Two or More Races	4.04%	1.27%	-68.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%