Explore the Family Name Johnnie

The meaning of Johnnie

1. Native American (Tlingit, Navajo, etc.) and African American: adoption of the English personal name Johnnie (pet form of John) as a surname. 2. In North America, this surname apparently also originated from a transferred use of the personal (given) name Johnnie as a surname (i.e. as a replacement of the original surname).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Johnnie witnessed an increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Specifically, it rose in rank from 63,812th to 60,790th, a change of 4.74%. The count of individuals carrying the surname Johnnie also increased by 13.36% over this decade, rising from 292 to 331 people. Despite these changes, the proportion of people with the surname Johnnie per 100,000 remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,812	#60,790	4.74%
Count	292	331	13.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Johnnie

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Johnnie experienced a significant shift between 2000 and 2010, as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as Black with this surname grew by 16.65%, while those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 38.33%. The percentage of Johnnie's registering as Asian/Pacific Islander or reporting two or more races also escalated by 25.83% and 37.34% respectively. However, the percentage of white individuals with this surname fell by 10.42%, and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased by 18.72%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	43.84%	39.27%	-10.42%
Black	30.82%	35.95%	16.65%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	17.47%	14.2%	-18.72%
Two or More Races	3.08%	4.23%	37.34%
Hispanic	2.4%	3.32%	38.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.4%	3.02%	25.83%