Explore the Family Name Berisha

The meaning of Berisha

Albanian (mainly Kosovo): from the name of the northern Albanian Berisha tribe, originating from the Berishë (definite form Berisha) village and region in northern Albania. This surname is also established among Romanis (Gypsies). It is the third most frequent surname in Kosovo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Berisha has seen a significant increase over the decade from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname moved up from 27,945 in 2000 to 22,158 in 2010, marking an increase of about 20.71%. In terms of absolute numbers, the count of people with the surname Berisha increased by 44.31%, growing from 808 in 2000 to 1,166 in 2010. There was also a proportional increase from 0.3 per 100k people to 0.4.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,945	#22,158	20.71%
Count	808	1,166	44.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.4	33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Berisha

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Berisha. In 2000, the majority of the Berisha surname holders identified as White (85.40%), followed by those who identified with two or more races (13.00%). However, by 2010, the percentage of those identifying as White significantly increased to 97.34%, whereas the percentage of those identifying with two or more races dropped to 0. The percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic saw a rise from 1.36% in 2000 to 1.97% in 2010. No Berisha surname holders identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.4%	97.34%	13.98%
Hispanic	1.36%	1.97%	44.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	13%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%