Explore the Family Name Ozment
The meaning of Ozment
Perhaps an altered form of English Osmond.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Ozment in the United States?
Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ozment has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Ozment ranked 17,846 in commonality, with a count of 1,446 individuals carrying the surname. However, by 2010, the name had dropped to rank 19,348, and the count had decreased by 3.32% to 1,398. Consequently, the proportion of people named Ozment per 100,000 decreased by 12.96%, going from 0.54 to 0.47.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #17,846 | #19,348 | -8.42% |
| Count | 1,446 | 1,398 | -3.32% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.54 | 0.47 | -12.96% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ozment
In terms of ethnicity, Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Ozment identify as white, though there has been a slight reduction in this proportion from 95.57% in 2000 to 93.85% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up from 0.90% in 2000 to 2.50% in 2010. People identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races also saw increases, although these remained relatively small proportions of the total. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives dropped to zero in 2010, while the Black population remained at zero for both census years.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.57% | 93.85% | -1.8% |
| Hispanic | 0.9% | 2.5% | 177.78% |
| Two or More Races | 2.01% | 2.36% | 17.41% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.5% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0.9% | 0% | 0% |