Explore the Family Name Massingill

The meaning of Massingill

English: variant of Masongill (see Massengill).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Massingill saw a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Massingill was ranked as the 13,560th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 14,307th spot, representing a decline of 5.51%. However, the overall number of people with the Massingill surname increased slightly during this period. In 2000, there were 2,054 individuals with this surname, but by 2010, the count rose to 2,092, an increase of 1.85%. The proportion of Massingills per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.58% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,560	#14,307	-5.51%
Count	2,054	2,092	1.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.76	0.71	-6.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Massingill

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Massingill surname saw some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010, as detailed in the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of Massingills identified as White (90.26%), followed by Black (5.21%), Hispanic (2.68%), American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.63%), Two or more races (0.88%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (0.34%). By 2010, while the majority still identified as White (89.29%), there were notable increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (up by 111.76%) and those identifying with two or more races (up by 68.18%). The proportions identifying as Black and Hispanic remained fairly stable, while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a small increase of 6.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.26%	89.29%	-1.07%
Black	5.21%	5.21%	0%
Hispanic	2.68%	2.63%	-1.87%
Two or More Races	0.88%	1.48%	68.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0.72%	111.76%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.63%	0.67%	6.35%