Explore the Family Name Medaris

The meaning of Medaris

Variant of Medearis, a surname of Portuguese and Galician origin.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Medaris saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. This can be seen in its rank, which dropped marginally from 42,289 in 2000 to 42,455 in 2010, equating to a decrease of 0.39%. Despite this shift in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Medaris surname increased by 5.8% during this time period, growing from 483 to 511. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion of people named Medaris per 100,000 decreased by 5.56%, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,289	#42,455	-0.39%
Count	483	511	5.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Medaris

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes among those bearing the surname Medaris between 2000 and 2010. The largest ethnic group remained White, although its representation fell slightly from 85.09% to 81.60%. Meanwhile, the proportion of Medaris individuals identifying their ethnic identity as Hispanic saw the most significant increase, rising by 76.21% to represent 5.48% of the total. Those identifying as Black also increased, climbing by 14.64% to make up 7.83% of all Medaris. The category of Two or More Races saw a decrease of 12.41% while new categories appeared in 2010, with Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native each making up less than 2% of the Medaris population.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.09%	81.6%	-4.1%
Black	6.83%	7.83%	14.64%
Hispanic	3.11%	5.48%	76.21%
Two or More Races	2.9%	2.54%	-12.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.57%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.98%	0%