Explore the Family Name Thanos

The meaning of Thanos

Greek: from a short form of the personal name Athanasios, meaning ‘immortal’ (see Attanasio), or a shortened form of patronymics derived from this name, such as Athanasopoulos. Some characteristic forenames: Greek Andreas, Christos, Costas, Demos, Dimitrios, Panayotis, Spero, Stamatios, Voula.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Thanos has moderately increased over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 58,849th most common name, and by 2010, it had improved its rank to the 56,444th position, representing a 4.09% change. Furthermore, the number of individuals with this last name expanded from 322 in 2000 to 362 in 2010, marking a growth of 12.42%. The proportion per 100,000 people, however, remained constant at 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,849	#56,444	4.09%
Count	322	362	12.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thanos

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Thanos is primarily White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, approximately 91.93% of individuals with this last name identified as White, and this percentage slightly increased to 92.82% in 2010. There was also a notable increase among those identifying as Hispanic, which grew from 2.80% in 2000 to 4.70% in 2010, a change of 67.86%. The data reveals no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. Those identifying with two or more races were reported in 2000 (4.04%) but not in 2010, indicating a possible suppression of data for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.93%	92.82%	0.97%
Hispanic	2.8%	4.7%	67.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	4.04%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%