Explore the Family Name Mavros

The meaning of Mavros

Greek: nickname for a person with a dark or swarthy complexion, from Greek mavros ‘black, Moorish’, later also meaning ‘poor fellow’. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Anastasios, Apostolos, Despina, Konstantinos, Kyriacos, Nikolaos, Theodoros, Vassilios.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Mavros has seen some fluctuations in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Mavros was ranked 57,252 in terms of popularity and saw a slight decrease by 2010 to a rank of 57,914, indicating a decline of approximately 1.16%. However, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased from 333 in 2000 to 351 in 2010, which represents a growth rate of 5.41%. The proportion of individuals with the Mavros surname per 100k population remained steady at 0.12 between 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,252	#57,914	-1.16%
Count	333	351	5.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mavros

When considering ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals carrying the Mavros surname identify as White, with an increase from 93.99% in 2000 to 94.87% in 2010. However, there was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.40% in 2000 to 3.42% in 2010, a change of 42.50%. The census data showed no individuals with the Mavros surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races dropped from 2.40% in 2000 to none reported in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.99%	94.87%	0.94%
Hispanic	2.4%	3.42%	42.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.4%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%