Explore the Family Name The

The meaning of The

1. Vietnamese: unexplained. 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 鄭, possibly based on its Hokkien or Teochew pronunciation, see Zheng 1.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "The" has seen a significant surge in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname climbed from 70,679th place to 57,914th place, marking an impressive 18.06% increase. In terms of the actual count, the number of people with the surname "The" grew from 258 to 351 during this decade, exhibiting a substantial 36.05% rise. This growth is reflected in the proportion per 100,000 people, which increased by 20%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,679	#57,914	18.06%
Count	258	351	36.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.12	20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name The

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data showcases interesting shifts over the 2000-2010 period. The largest group associated with the surname "The" are those who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander, although their representation diminished slightly from 78.68% to 73.79%. The second-largest ethnic identity was White, which saw a growth from 12.4% to 14.53%. The category of "Two or more races" remained fairly stable at about 8.9%. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation within the holders of the surname "The" appeared in 2010 with an introduction of 1.71%, whereas there was no representation in 2000. Ethnic identities such as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native were either not represented or the data was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	78.68%	73.79%	-6.22%
White	12.4%	14.53%	17.18%
Two or More Races	8.91%	8.83%	-0.9%
Hispanic	0%	1.71%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%