Explore the Family Name Pheasant

The meaning of Pheasant

English: nickname from Middle English fesaunt ‘pheasant’ (Anglo-Norman French fesant(e), fe(i)san).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Pheasant' has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 45,651 in 2000 to 48,717 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 6.72%. In terms of count, there were 441 individuals with this surname in 2000 which slightly dropped to 433 in 2010, representing a decrease of 1.81%. Therefore, the proportion of people with the surname 'Pheasant' per 100k also decreased from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.15 in 2010, marking a 6.25% decline.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,651	#48,717	-6.72%
Count	441	433	-1.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pheasant

When looking at the ethnicity of individuals bearing the Pheasant surname based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the largest ethnic identity remains White, even though it experienced a drop of about 4.23%, moving from 87.53% in 2000 to 83.83% in 2010. Interestingly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category saw a significant increase of 92.48%, rising from 6.12% in 2000 to 11.78% in 2010. On the other hand, the percentage of Black ethnicity was recorded as 1.36% in 2000 but the data for 2010 was suppressed for privacy. There were no individuals identified under Asian/Pacific Islander or Hispanic categories for both years. The category of Two or more races also saw a decline of 17.36%, with a shift from 3.63% in 2000 to 3% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.53%	83.83%	-4.23%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	6.12%	11.78%	92.48%
Two or More Races	3.63%	3%	-17.36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.36%	0%	0%