Explore the Family Name Panning

The meaning of Panning

German: 1. from a short form of an old personal name related to Old High German bannan ‘to ban’, ban ‘order, command’. 2. patronymic from Frisian Panne, a pet form of the personal name Franciscus (see Francis). Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Eldor, Erwin, Kurt, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Panning experienced a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 35,522nd most popular surname, and by 2010, its rank had shifted slightly to the 36,585th position, reflecting a decrease of approximately 2.99%. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 599 in 2000 to 611 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of about 2.0%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,522	#36,585	-2.99%
Count	599	611	2%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Panning

In terms of ethnic identity, the census data reveals that a vast majority of individuals with the surname Panning identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease in this percentage from 99.00% in 2000 to 97.71% in 2010. Interestingly, while no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, 0.98% of individuals with the surname Panning reported this ethnic identity. No individuals with this surname identified as being of two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years, according to the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99%	97.71%	-1.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.98%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%