Explore the Family Name Acha

The meaning of Acha

1. Basque: Castilianized form of Atxa, a topographic name from atxa ‘rock’. 2. Portuguese: habitational name from Portela de Acha or San Miguel de Acha in northern Portugal, a placename possibly named with acha ‘log’.

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

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Acha has seen a significant rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname improved from 60,390 in 2000 to 44,957 in 2010, marking an increase of approximately 25.56%. Additionally, the count of people with the Acha surname increased from 312 to 477 during this decade, a notable surge of 52.88%. The proportion per 100k of people with this surname also saw a growth of 33.33%, going up from 0.12 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,390	#44,957	25.56%
Count	312	477	52.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.16	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Acha

The Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census revealed intriguing shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Acha. While the Asian/Pacific Islander group remained constant at 5.45% between 2000 and 2010, the White population decreased from 36.54% to 26.83%, and those identifying as Hispanic slightly decreased from 48.72% to 44.65%. There was a substantial increase in those identifying as Black, skyrocketing from 7.05% to 21.17%. However, there was no data available for American Indian and Alaskan Native or those identifying with two or more races in 2010, as this information was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	48.72%	44.65%	-8.35%
White	36.54%	26.83%	-26.57%
Black	7.05%	21.17%	200.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.45%	5.45%	0%
Two or More Races	2.24%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%