Find out how popular the last name Fallin is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Fallin.

Fallin, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Fallin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fallin in America

Fallin is the 14064th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fallin surname appeared 2,140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Fallin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fallin to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Fallin

The surname Fallin is believed to have originated in Scotland during the Middle Ages. It is likely derived from the Scottish Gaelic word "falamh," which means empty or vacant. This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived in an uninhabited or desolate area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fallin can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which were a series of homage rolls that recorded the names of Scottish landowners who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. In these rolls, the name appears as "Fallyn."

In the 14th century, the name Fallin was associated with the area of Fallin, which is a village located near Stirling in central Scotland. It is possible that the name originated from this place name or that the place name was derived from the surname.

During the 16th century, the name Fallin appeared in various Scottish records, including the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland. One notable individual with this surname was John Fallin, who was born in Aberdeen in 1568 and served as a merchant and burgess of the city.

In the 17th century, the spelling of the name evolved to its modern form, "Fallin." One notable bearer of this surname was Robert Fallin, a Scottish soldier who fought in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms during the 1640s.

In the 18th century, the Fallin surname spread beyond Scotland as Scottish emigrants settled in other parts of Britain and the British colonies. One notable individual from this period was William Fallin, who was born in Edinburgh in 1723 and later became a successful merchant and landowner in Virginia.

In the 19th century, the Fallin surname continued to be found in various parts of the United Kingdom and its colonies. One notable individual was John Fallin, an Irish-born engineer who played a significant role in the construction of railways in Australia. He was born in 1818 and died in 1888.

Another notable bearer of the Fallin surname was James Fallin, a Scottish-born artist who specialized in landscape paintings. He was born in Glasgow in 1839 and spent much of his career working in England, where he gained recognition for his depictions of the English countryside.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fallin

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Fallin.

The below race categories 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:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Fallin was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Fallin has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Fallin was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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