Explore the Family Name Janas

The meaning of Janas

Polish; Czech and Slovak (mainly Janás, Czech also Janáš): from a derivative of the personal name Jan, Slovak Ján ‘John’. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Arkadiusz, Bogdan, Danuta, Genowefa, Irena, Janusz, Krzysztof, Witold, Zbigniew.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Janas has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 24,115 in popularity but fell to 26,534 by 2010, representing a decrease of 10.03%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased by 5.84% during the same time period, from 976 in 2000 to 919 in 2010. Additionally, the proportion of the population with this surname per 100,000 people declined by 13.89%, from 0.36 in 2000 to 0.31 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,115	#26,534	-10.03%
Count	976	919	-5.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.31	-13.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Janas

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Janas as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census, changes were observed across different groups between 2000 and 2010. The largest increases were seen among those identifying as two or more races (60.66%) and Hispanic ethnicity (55.48%). Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black also saw smaller increases, 5.56% and 6.19% respectively. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased by 3.01%. No data was available for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native as it was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.34%	90.53%	-3.01%
Hispanic	4.2%	6.53%	55.48%
Black	1.13%	1.2%	6.19%
Two or More Races	0.61%	0.98%	60.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0.76%	5.56%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%