Explore the Family Name Omans

The meaning of Omans

1. Scottish and English: patronymic from Oman 2. 2. Possibly an altered form of Dutch Oomens, a patronymic from a derivative of an ancient Germanic personal name composed of ōd ‘property, possession’ + māri, mēri ‘famous’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Omans" has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,481st most common surname, falling to the 57,914th position by 2010 which illustrates a drop of 4.39%. The count of individuals with this surname however, slightly increased from 346 to 351, representing a 1.45% growth. However, when measured as a proportion per 100k people, the frequency of Omans decreased by 7.69%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,481	#57,914	-4.39%
Count	346	351	1.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Omans

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that there were minor shifts within the Omans population over the same decade. Majority of those bearing the Omans surname identify as White, accounting for 91.33% in 2000 and decreasing marginally to 90.03% by 2010. The proportion identifying as Hispanic showed a notable increase from 3.47% to 4.27%, growing by 23.05%. The Asian/Pacific Islander group also saw a rise, moving from 1.45% to 1.71% which is an increase of 17.93%. Individuals identifying as belonging to two or more ethnicities dropped from 2.60% to 2.28%, a decrease of 12.31%. The Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native categories did not have any recorded members in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.33%	90.03%	-1.42%
Hispanic	3.47%	4.27%	23.05%
Two or More Races	2.6%	2.28%	-12.31%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.45%	1.71%	17.93%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%