Explore the Family Name Gizaw

The meaning of Gizaw

Ethiopian: from the personal name Gizaw, which is interpreted as e.g. ‘govern him’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gizaw has seen a significant increase in the United States over the past decade. In 2000, Gizaw was ranked as the 108,153rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had climbed to the 55,505th spot, indicating a change percentage of about 48.68%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 152 in 2000 to 370 in 2010, marking a substantial growth of 143.42%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100,000 people increased by 116.67%, from 0.06 to 0.13 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#108,153	#55,505	48.68%
Count	152	370	143.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.13	116.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gizaw

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the Gizaw surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there's a prominent affiliation to the Black community. In 2000, approximately 90.13% identified as Black, increasing to 98.38% in 2010, reflecting a change of around 9.15%. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, White, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were reported at zero both in 2000 and 2010. However, in 2000, about 7.24% did identify as belonging to two or more races, but this percentage dropped to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	90.13%	98.38%	9.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	7.24%	0%	0%
White	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%