Explore the Family Name With

The meaning of With

1. English (Middlesex): variant of Wythe. 2. German: from a short form of a Slavic personal name based on the Old Slavic element vit ‘mighty, powerful’ (see Wit). 3. Danish and Norwegian (of Danish origin): nickname for a broad man, from wiidh ‘broad, wide’, or for a pale or fair-haired man, from German weiss ‘white’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'With' has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 72,717th most popular and by 2010 it had dropped to 81,772nd. The total count of people with this surname also decreased from 249 in 2000 to 231 in 2010, a decrease of 7.23%. The proportion of individuals bearing the surname 'With' per 100,000 residents also saw a decline of 11.11%, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#72,717	#81,772	-12.45%
Count	249	231	-7.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name With

In terms of ethnicity as represented in the Decennial U.S. Census, those with the surname 'With' predominantly identify as White, making up 91.57% of bearers in 2000 and 90.48% in 2010. A small percentage identifies as Hispanic, which increased from 2.41% in 2000 to 3.46% in 2010. Similarly, the percentage identifying as Black also rose from 2.01% in 2000 to 3.46% in 2010. However, it's important to note that there were no reported individuals with the surname 'With' who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, despite a 2.01% identification as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.57%	90.48%	-1.19%
Hispanic	2.41%	3.46%	43.57%
Black	2.01%	3.46%	72.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.01%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%