Explore the Family Name Arcia

The meaning of Arcia

Hispanic: probably an altered form of Spanish García (see Garcia). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Alberto, Francisco, Arturo, Dagoberto, Enrique, Jose, Ramiro, Adalberto, Aleida, Alejandro, Alfredo, Amalia.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Arcia has seen significant growth between 2000 and 2010. In terms of ranking, it moved up from 33,206th place in 2000 to 27,164th in 2010, an increase of just over 18%. Additionally, the count of individuals with the last name Arcia increased by nearly 40% during this time period, moving from 649 in 2000 to 891 in 2010. Per every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the surname Arcia also grew by a quarter, rising from 0.24 to 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,206	#27,164	18.2%
Count	649	891	37.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.3	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Arcia

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census provides an interesting overview. The Hispanic community made up the largest share of people with the surname Arcia in both years examined, growing from nearly 80% in 2000 to almost 86% in 2010. Those identifying as white make up the second-largest group, though they saw a decrease from about 10% in 2000 to 6.29% in 2010. Individuals of Asian or Pacific Islander backgrounds made up around 5.84% of the population carrying the Arcia surname in 2010, down from 8.32% in 2000. Finally, the number of those identifying as Black or having two or more ethnic identities is relatively small but did see changes during this decade, with the latter group appearing for the first time in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	79.97%	85.86%	7.37%
White	9.71%	6.29%	-35.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	8.32%	5.84%	-29.81%
Black	1.69%	1.23%	-27.22%
Two or More Races	0%	0.79%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%