Explore the Family Name Boccia

The meaning of Boccia

Italian: 1. nickname from boccia ‘bottle, glass pot’. 2. nickname for a humpback, from French boche ‘hunch’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Luigi, Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Carlo, Carmine, Corrado, Enrico, Franco, Gaetano, Giuseppe, Marcello.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Boccia ranked 27,439 in popularity in 2000 and slightly dipped to 27,534 in 2010, a marginal decrease of 0.35%. The number of individuals with this surname, however, has increased from 827 in 2000 to 875 in 2010, reflecting a growth rate of 5.8%. The proportion of people named Boccia per 100,000 population was 0.31 in 2000 and slightly decreased to 0.3 in 2010, a change of -3.23%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,439	#27,534	-0.35%
Count	827	875	5.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.3	-3.23%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Boccia

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Boccia surname identified as White, accounting for 95.28% in 2000 and 91.31% in 2010, which indicates a decrease of -4.17%. The Hispanic community saw a significant increase from 2.66% in 2000 to 5.71% in 2010, a jump of 114.66%. Those who identified with two or more ethnicities also had an increase from 1.21% to 1.94%, a change of 60.33%. There was a slight decrease in the percentage of Black individuals from 0.73% in 2000 to 0.57% in 2010, a drop of -21.92%. No changes were recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.28%	91.31%	-4.17%
Hispanic	2.66%	5.71%	114.66%
Two or More Races	1.21%	1.94%	60.33%
Black	0.73%	0.57%	-21.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%