Explore the Family Name Logothetis

The meaning of Logothetis

Greek: from the status name logothetēs, in Byzantium denoting a high ecclesiastical dignitary or for the keeper of the emperor’s seal, also the person who composed the emperor’s speeches and wrote his decrees. The term is derived from Greek logos ‘word’, ‘speech’ + thetēs, an agent noun from tithēmi ‘to put’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Logothetis saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 75,938 in terms of popularity, dropping to a rank of 76,768 in 2010, representing a decline of 1.09%. However, the count of individuals with the Logothetis surname increased slightly from 236 in 2000 to 250 in 2010, an increase of 5.93%. The proportion per 100,000 people also experienced a slight decrease from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010, marking an 11.11% drop.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#75,938	#76,768	-1.09%
Count	236	250	5.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Logothetis

The data from the Decennial U.S. Census also reveals insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Logothetis. The majority of those with this surname identified as White, making up 97.03% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 97.20% in 2010. A small percentage in 2000, 2.54%, identified as Hispanic, but this number dropped to zero by 2010. There were no records of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year. Any data that may have been available for these categories may have been suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.03%	97.2%	0.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.54%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%