Explore the Family Name Metaxas

The meaning of Metaxas

Greek: occupational name for a silkworm breeder, silk merchant, or silk manufacturer, from metaxi ‘silk’ + -as, suffix of occupational names. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Andreas, Angelos, Constantine, Euripides, Gerasimos, Marios, Panagiotis, Spiros, Takis, Tassos.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Metaxas has seen a marginal decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 66,878th in popularity in 2000, its rank slipped slightly to 71,478th in 2010. This represents a change of -6.88 in ranking. In terms of actual count, the number of people with the Metaxas surname also decreased slightly by -1.09 percent, from 276 in 2000 to 273 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the Metaxas surname per 100k population also saw a decrease of -10.0 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,878	#71,478	-6.88%
Count	276	273	-1.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Metaxas

Regarding ethnicity as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Metaxas surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic identity. In 2000, about 94.93 percent of those with the surname were classified as White, rising to 95.97 percent by 2010. This represents an increase of 1.10 percent. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Metaxas surname population experienced a decrease of -21.47 percent, moving from 3.26 percent in 2000 down to 2.56 percent in 2010. There was no recorded change for other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.93%	95.97%	1.1%
Hispanic	3.26%	2.56%	-21.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%