Explore the Family Name Medin

The meaning of Medin

Galician (Medín): habitational name from Medín, a place in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Medin experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname dropped from 53,191 to 55,505, indicating a decline of approximately 4.35%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname rose slightly from 365 to 370, marking a growth of 1.37%. This indicates that despite its lower rank, more people bore the surname Medin in 2010 than in 2000. The proportion of the surname per 100,000 individuals also saw a drop of about 7.14%, decreasing from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,191	#55,505	-4.35%
Count	365	370	1.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Medin

In terms of ethnic identity, the Medin surname showed some significant shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased by nearly 7%, from 86.85% to 80.81%. Meanwhile, there was a notable increase in the number of people with the surname Medin identifying as Hispanic, which jumped from 7.4% to 13.78%, an increase of 86.22%. The percentages of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races both fell slightly. Interestingly, the data shows a rise in individuals identifying as Black, even though there were none reported in 2000. There was no change in the percentage of people identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.85%	80.81%	-6.95%
Hispanic	7.4%	13.78%	86.22%
Two or More Races	2.47%	2.43%	-1.62%
Black	0%	1.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.19%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%