Explore the Family Name Mawn
The meaning of Mawn
Irish: variant of Maune.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Mawn in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Mawn has seen a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Mawn was ranked the 51,680th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 58,182nd place—a drop of 12.58 percent. The number of individuals bearing this name also decreased from 378 in 2000 to 349 in 2010, representing a reduction of 7.67 percent. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Mawn surname per 100,000 population fell by 14.29 percent during this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #51,680 | #58,182 | -12.58% |
| Count | 378 | 349 | -7.67% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.14 | 0.12 | -14.29% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mawn
In terms of ethnicity, persons identified as White make up the majority of individuals with the Mawn surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, they accounted for 95.24 percent of the total, a figure that slightly declined to 93.41 percent in 2010. Although there were no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic ethnicity with this surname in 2000, by 2010 they made up 2.01 percent and 2.29 percent respectively. There were no records of individuals from two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native backgrounds in either year. Notably, the percentage of Black individuals with the Mawn surname dropped from 2.38 percent in 2000 to zero by 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.24% | 93.41% | -1.92% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 2.29% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 2.01% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 2.38% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |