Explore the Family Name Haddow

The meaning of Haddow

Scottish: 1. variant of Haddock. 2. habitational name from Haddo in Aberdeenshire, or perhaps sometimes from Haddoch (Morays, Aberdeenshire). The former is named with Older Scots half + davach, dauch, from Gaelic dabhach, a land measure equivalent to four plowgates. Some characteristic forenames: Scottish Alastair.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Haddow saw a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010, with its rank improving from 54,020 to 53,419, marking an increase of 1.11%. The total number of individuals with the Haddow surname also increased during this period from 358 to 387, showing a growth rate of 8.1%. However, the proportion of people named Haddow per 100,000 remained stable at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,020	#53,419	1.11%
Count	358	387	8.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Haddow

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with the surname Haddow identified as White – 97.49% in 2000 and 95.09% in 2010. Although there was a slight decrease in this percentage, White remains the dominant ethnic identity. In the same decade, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a minor increase from 2.23% to 2.33%, while the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in the Haddow family name remained at zero. Notably, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, accounting for 1.81% of the Haddows.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.49%	95.09%	-2.46%
Hispanic	2.23%	2.33%	4.48%
Two or More Races	0%	1.81%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%