Explore the Family Name Symonette

The meaning of Symonette

Bahamian: altered form of English Simnett or of its variants, e.g. Simonett, Simmonette, and the extinct Symonet.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Symonette has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 45,909th most common surname and by 2010, it had moved up to 45,189th place, showing a change of 1.57%. The number of people with this surname also increased from 438 to 474, an increase of 8.22%, during this decade. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100k remained constant at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,909	#45,189	1.57%
Count	438	474	8.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Symonette

The ethnicity associated with the Symonette surname has also changed slightly according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of Symonettes identified as Black (75.57%), followed by White (17.35%), Hispanic (2.28%) and individuals identifying with two or more races (3.42%). However, by 2010 there were some shifts in these percentages. While the largest ethnic group still identified as Black (73.84%), there were increases in the percentages of individuals identifying as Hispanic (3.16%) and those identifying with two or more races (5.70%). Meanwhile, the percentage of Symonettes identifying as White decreased slightly to 16.46%. There were no Symonettes who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	75.57%	73.84%	-2.29%
White	17.35%	16.46%	-5.13%
Two or More Races	3.42%	5.7%	66.67%
Hispanic	2.28%	3.16%	38.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%