Explore the Family Name Papageorge

The meaning of Papageorge

Americanized form of Greek Papageorgiou, Papageorgopoulos or perhaps another patronymic of this kind formed with a Greek equivalent of the personal name George. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Christos, Demetre, Despina, Dimitrios, Eleni, Euripides, Fotios, Marios, Spiros, Themis.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Papageorge" has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 32,939 in popularity, but dropped to 35,622 by 2010, marking an 8.15% decrease. The total count of people bearing this surname also fell from 656 to 631 within the same period, representing a 3.81% decline. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people decreased by 12.5%, moving from 0.24 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,939	#35,622	-8.15%
Count	656	631	-3.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Papageorge

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with "Papageorge," according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were no reported instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native populations in either 2000 or 2010. However, there were changes among other ethnic groups. The percentage of people with this surname identifying as White decreased slightly from 93.29% in 2000 to 92.39% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 3.35% to 4.28%. The Black community saw a modest increase from 1.07% to 1.27%, while those identifying with two or more races decreased from 2.29% to 1.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.29%	92.39%	-0.96%
Hispanic	3.35%	4.28%	27.76%
Two or More Races	2.29%	1.74%	-24.02%
Black	1.07%	1.27%	18.69%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%