Explore the Family Name Naron

The meaning of Naron

Galician (Narón): habitational name from Narón in A Coruña province, Galicia (Spain).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Naron has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Naron was ranked 25,969 in terms of popularity and this ranking improved to 23,283 in 2010, an increase of 10.34%. The total count of individuals with the Naron surname also showed significant growth - from 888 in 2000 to 1,094 in 2010, marking a 23.2% increase. Furthermore, the proportion of the population with the Naron surname per 100,000 people also grew by 12.12%, going from 0.33 to 0.37.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,969	#23,283	10.34%
Count	888	1,094	23.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.37	12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Naron

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts in the distribution among those bearing the Naron surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander nearly doubled (93.64% increase) during this period, growing from 2.36% to 4.57%. A similar trend was noted for those identifying as Hispanic, which almost doubled from 2.59% to 4.94%. The representation of multiple races within those with the Naron surname also rose slightly, increasing by 34.03% from 1.91% to 2.56%. However, those identifying as White decreased by 6.66%, falling from 92.45% to 86.29%. Finally, there were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years and the Black demographic emerged in 2010 accounting for 1.65%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.45%	86.29%	-6.66%
Hispanic	2.59%	4.94%	90.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.36%	4.57%	93.64%
Two or More Races	1.91%	2.56%	34.03%
Black	0%	1.65%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%