Explore the Family Name Ioannidis

The meaning of Ioannidis

Greek: patronymic from the personal name Iōannēs (see John). The suffix -idis, meaning ‘son/descendant of’, is a variant of the classical -ides which was revived in the 19th century, in particular by Greeks from Asia Minor and Eastern Thrace.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ioannidis has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked at 79,676th place in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had risen to 70,833rd place, a change of 11.1%. The count of people with this surname also increased from 222 in 2000 to 276 in 2010, marking a 24.32% increase. Therefore, the proportion per 100,000 people also slightly increased, from 0.08 to 0.09, a growth of 12.5%.

20002010Change
Rank#79,676#70,83311.1%
Count22227624.32%
Proportion per 100k0.080.0912.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ioannidis

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also revealed some interesting facets about the ethnicity of the people with the Ioannidis surname. The majority of these individuals identify as White, with a slight increase from 94.14% in 2000 to 96.38% in 2010. There was a small emergence of Hispanic representation in 2010, which was not present in the 2000 data. Those identifying with two or more races seem to have disappeared entirely from the 2010 data after accounting for 3.6% in 2000. The percentage of people who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained stagnant at 0%.

20002010Change
White94.14%96.38%2.38%
Hispanic0%3.26%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races3.6%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%