Explore the Family Name Brescia

The meaning of Brescia

Italian: habitational name from the city of Brescia in northern Italy. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Franco, Salvatore, Carlo, Donato, Pasquale, Rocco, Vito, Angelo, Antonio, Duilio, Quirino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brescia ranked 16,238th in popularity in the year 2000 and dropped slightly to 17,300th place by 2010. This change represents a decrease of 6.54% over the decade. However, the number of individuals with the Brescia surname remained relatively stable, with a count of 1,635 in 2000 and an incrementally higher count of 1,636 in 2010. The proportion of people with this name per 100,000 also decreased from 0.61 in 2000 to 0.55 in 2010, indicating a 9.84% reduction.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,238	#17,300	-6.54%
Count	1,635	1,636	0.06%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.55	-9.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brescia

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that in 2000, the majority of those bearing the Brescia surname identified as White, at 94.98%. By 2010, this percentage had declined slightly to 92.73%, marking a change of -2.37%. Over the same period, there was a notable increase in the proportion identifying as Hispanic, which rose from 3.49% to 4.77%, reflecting a growth of 36.68%. Additionally, the proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or with two or more races also saw increases, while the percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identifiers either remained at zero or were reduced to zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.98%	92.73%	-2.37%
Hispanic	3.49%	4.77%	36.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.1%	0%
Two or More Races	0.73%	0.98%	34.25%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.31%	0%	0%