Explore the Family Name Mwangi

The meaning of Mwangi

Kenyan: unexplained.

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

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Mwangi' significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 40,203 in terms of popularity among all surnames within the United States. However, by 2010 this rank had shot up to 16,968 indicating a considerable increase of 57.79%. Similarly, the count of people with the surname 'Mwangi' also rose from 513 in 2000 to 1,675 in 2010, a surge of 226.51%. As a proportion per 100,000 people, those carrying the 'Mwangi' surname grew from 0.19 to 0.57, an increase of 200%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,203	#16,968	57.79%
Count	513	1,675	226.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.57	200%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mwangi

The ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Mwangi' also saw some changes over the same period as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of bearers of the surname identified as Black, increasing from 88.30% in 2000 to 94.63% in 2010, an increase of 7.17%. The number of individuals who identified as White also saw a modest increase of 31.31%, going from 2.14% in 2000 to 2.81% in 2010. However, there was a steep decline of 82.22% in the percentage of people identifying as two or more races, dropping from 8.38% in 2000 to just 1.49% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic decreased slightly by 7.22%, going from 0.97% in 2000 to 0.90% in 2010. No one with the surname 'Mwangi' identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	88.3%	94.63%	7.17%
White	2.14%	2.81%	31.31%
Two or More Races	8.38%	1.49%	-82.22%
Hispanic	0.97%	0.9%	-7.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%