Surname Statistics and Maps

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YANCEY ranks # 2503 in terms of the most common surnames in the United States for 2000.

YANCEY had 13,226 occurrences in the 2000 Census, according the U.S. government records.

Out of a sample of 100,000 people in the United States, YANCEY would occur an average of 4.9 times.

Race / ethnic origin

The race categories shown in these files are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups: "White only", "Black only", "American Indian and Alaskan Native only", "Asian and Pacific Islander only", "Two or More Races", and "Hispanic".

For the last name of YANCEY the Census Bureau reports the following race / ethnic origin breakdown:

65.78 percent, or 8,700 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic White Only"

30.26 percent, or 4,002 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Black Only"

0.3 percent, or 40 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only"

0.45 percent, or 60 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native"

1.86 percent, or 246 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races"

1.35 percent, or 179 total occurrences, were "Hispanic Origin"

Note the map above and the stats below are based on FREQUENCY (Numbers per million)

Note that the maps below are NOT based on frequency - but based on actual counts per state.
compare the state of Arkansas for example in both maps above and below.

Also note the maps represent a time line - from 1840 to 1880 to 1920
thus you can see things like migration patterns etc.

Y-A-N-C-Y

YANCY ranks # 6977 in terms of the most common surnames in the United States for 2000.

YANCY had 4,429 occurrences in the 2000 Census, according the U.S. government records.

Out of a sample of 100,000 people in the United States, YANCY would occur an average of 1.64 times.

Race / ethnic origin

The race categories shown in these files are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups: "White only", "Black only", "American Indian and Alaskan Native only", "Asian and Pacific Islander only", "Two or More Races", and "Hispanic".

For the last name of YANCY the Census Bureau reports the following race / ethnic origin breakdown:

41.48 percent, or 1,837 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic White Only"
53.65 percent, or 2,376 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Black Only"
0.41 percent, or 18 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only"
0.29 percent, or 13 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native"
2.19 percent, or 97 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races"
1.99 percent, or 88 total occurrences, were "Hispanic Origin"

Note that the maps below are NOT based on frequency - but based on actual counts per state.
compare the state of Arkansas for example in both maps above and below.

Also note the maps represent a time line - from 1840 to 1880 to 1920
thus you can see things like migration patterns etc.

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