Explore the Family Name Janich

The meaning of Janich

1. Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Janić, Slovenian and Slovak Janič: patronymic from the personal name Jan (Slovak Ján) ‘John’. Compare Janick 2. 2. Polish and Sorbian: from a pet form of the personal name Jan ‘John’. 3. Germanized form (also Jänich) of Sorbian Janik.

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

According to data extracted from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Janich has seen a subtle increase in popularity over the course of a decade. In 2000, its rank was 103,706th and by 2010 it had risen to 98,982nd, marking an improvement of 4.56%. This shift corresponds with an increase in the number of people bearing the surname Janich, which grew from 160 in 2000 to 183 in 2010, a rise of 14.37%. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals with this last name per 100,000 remained stable at 0.06.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#103,706	#98,982	4.56%
Count	160	183	14.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.06	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Janich

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Janich surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as white, making up 93.75% and 93.44% of the population respectively. There was a slight decrease (-0.33) during this period. The Hispanic segment also saw a decline, dropping by 37.67%. In contrast, the Asian/Pacific Islander group experienced growth, going from no reported individuals in 2000 to constituting 2.73% of the Janich population in 2010. No changes were reported for those identifying as two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.75%	93.44%	-0.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.73%	0%
Hispanic	4.38%	2.73%	-37.67%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%