Explore the Family Name Anda

The meaning of Anda

1. Basque: habitational name from a town called Anda in Araba/Álava province, Basque Country (Spain), named with Basque an ‘hill’. Compare De Anda. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from a southwestern farm name, possibly derived from and ‘duck’. 3. Hungarian: from a pet form of the personal name András, Hungarian form of Andreas. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Alejandro, Alma Rosa, Carlos, Herlinda, Jorge, Luis, Miguel, Rodolfo, Romulo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Anda saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 34,799 in 2000 to 33,450 in 2010, showing a rise of approximately 3.88%. In terms of count, there was an 11.07% increase, growing from 614 in 2000 to 682 in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.23 for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,799	#33,450	3.88%
Count	614	682	11.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.23	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anda

In terms of ethnicity, the U.S. Census data shows variations among those with the surname Anda. The largest ethnic identity is Hispanic, which increased from 59.61% in 2000 to 65.25% in 2010. The proportion identifying as White decreased by 21.22%, falling from 33.88% to 26.69%. Those identifying as Black saw a significant rise from 0.81% in 2000 to 1.91% in 2010, marking a 135.80% increase. Additionally, the Asian/Pacific Islander segment also experienced growth, rising from 5.05% to 5.87%. There were no reported changes amongst those identifying as having two or more races or as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	59.61%	65.25%	9.46%
White	33.88%	26.69%	-21.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.05%	5.87%	16.24%
Black	0.81%	1.91%	135.8%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%