Explore the Family Name Anzora

The meaning of Anzora

Hispanic (mainly El Salvador): possibly an altered form of Basque Anzola, a topographic name from anzola ‘pasture’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Anzora has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Anzora ranked as the 83,004th most popular surname in the United States. However, by 2010, it had moved up to the 59,017th position, demonstrating a rank change of 28.9 percent. Additionally, the count of individuals with the Anzora surname increased from 211 in 2000 to 343 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of 62.56 percent. The prevalence of this surname per 100,000 people also increased by 50 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,004	#59,017	28.9%
Count	211	343	62.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.12	50%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Anzora

Delving into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Anzora, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that its primary association is with the Hispanic community. Nearly all (97.38 percent) of individuals with the Anzora surname identified as Hispanic in 2010, showing a negligible decrease of 0.26 percent from 2000. Interestingly, the data also shows a slight presence of the surname within the White community in 2010, which was not reported in 2000. Other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or those identifying with two or more races, were not recorded among individuals with the Anzora surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	97.63%	97.38%	-0.26%
White	0%	1.75%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%