Explore the Family Name Panagos

The meaning of Panagos

Greek: from a short form of the personal name Panagiotis ‘All Holy’ (a derivative of Panagia, an epithet of the Virgin Mary, from pan ‘all’ + hagia ‘holy’), or a shortened form of any of various derivatives of this name, e.g. Panagakis, Panagakos, and Panagopoulos. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Christos, Panagiota, Panos, Sotirios, Spiros.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Panagos had a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 42,056th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to 43,077th, marking a 2.43% decrease. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased from 486 to 502 during this decade, which is a growth of 3.29%. The proportion of people named Panagos per 100,000 also saw a decline of 5.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,056	#43,077	-2.43%
Count	486	502	3.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Panagos

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the name Panagos, the Decennial U.S. Census provides some insightful changes over the decade from 2000 to 2010. Predominantly, the surname is linked to those identifying as White, accounting for 93% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 91.83% in 2010. The Census also showed a rise in the percentage of individuals with the surname identifying as Hispanic, from 4.94% in 2000 to 5.78% in 2010, an increase of 17%. Interestingly, in 2010, there were instances of the surname being associated with Asian/Pacific Islander and individuals identifying with two or more races, while no such associations were noted in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93%	91.83%	-1.26%
Hispanic	4.94%	5.78%	17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%