Explore the Family Name Mehan

The meaning of Mehan

1. Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Miadhacháin or Mac Miadhacháin (see Meehan 1). 2. Indian (Punjab): Khatri name of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Arun, Ashok, Vijay, Dharam, Geeta, Naveen, Ramesh.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mehan saw a minor decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 26,469 and dropped slightly to 26,549 by 2010, representing a 0.3% decline. However, the actual count of individuals with the Mehan name rose by almost 6%, from 867 people in 2000 to 918 a decade later. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people dipped by about 3% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,469	#26,549	-0.3%
Count	867	918	5.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mehan

On the subject of ethnicity, the Mehan surname showed some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Most notably, there was an increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (up about 13% to 7.95%) and Hispanic (up significantly by 88.46% to 1.96%). Meanwhile, the majority of those with the Mehan surname continued to identify as White, though the percentage decreased slightly from 88.58% to 87.8%. There was also a decrease among those identifying as two or more races, down by 20.55% to 1.74%. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero, indicating no significant presence of these ethnic identities within those bearing the Mehan name.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.58%	87.8%	-0.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.04%	7.95%	12.93%
Hispanic	1.04%	1.96%	88.46%
Two or More Races	2.19%	1.74%	-20.55%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%