Explore the Family Name Scanland

The meaning of Scanland

Irish: variant of Scanlon. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Conan.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Scanland has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 81,700 in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to 84,463, marking a decline of 3.38%. However, interestingly, the actual count of people with the Scanland surname marginally increased from 215 to 222 during the same period, showing a growth of 3.26%, while the proportion per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.08.

20002010Change
Rank#81,700#84,463-3.38%
Count2152223.26%
Proportion per 100k0.080.080%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scanland

Moving on to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the overwhelming majority of people with the surname Scanland identify as White. In both 2000 and 2010, more than 97% of the Scanlands identified as such, with a marginal increase of 0.09% over the decade. The Hispanic ethnic identity also showed representation among the Scanlands, although this decreased slightly from 2.33% in 2000 to 2.25% in 2010. There were no Scanlands who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

20002010Change
White97.21%97.3%0.09%
Hispanic2.33%2.25%-3.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%