Explore the Family Name Massingale

The meaning of Massingale

English (Nottinghamshire): variant of Massengill. This form of the name is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

The surname Massingale, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname fell by roughly 9 percent from 26,987 in 2000 to 29,366 in 2010. Similarly, the overall count of individuals with the Massingale surname dropped by about 5 percent from 845 in 2000 to 805 in 2010. This equates to a reduction in the proportion per 100,000 people from 0.31 to 0.27, indicating a 12.9 percent decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,987	#29,366	-8.82%
Count	845	805	-4.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.27	-12.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Massingale

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Massingale surname identified as White, with a marginal decrease from 83.43 percent in 2000 to 83.23 percent in 2010. Those who identified as Black also saw a decrease from 11.48 percent in 2000 to 10.31 percent in 2010. While those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native disappeared completely in 2010 from a 1.89 percent representation in 2000. There was a notable increase in the number of individuals identifying with two or more races, rising by 22.54 percent from 2.13 percent in 2000 to 2.61 percent in 2010. Additionally, there was a new representation in the Hispanic category, which was at zero in 2000 and rose to 2.48 percent in 2010. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.43%	83.23%	-0.24%
Black	11.48%	10.31%	-10.19%
Two or More Races	2.13%	2.61%	22.54%
Hispanic	0%	2.48%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.89%	0%	0%