Explore the Family Name Bria

The meaning of Bria

Italian (Calabria): possibly from the feminine form of Brio, a short form of the personal name Gabrio, a variant of Gabriele. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Amerigo, Angelo, Fiore, Girolamo, Pasquale.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bria has seen a slight decrease in popularity from the years 2000 to 2010. The rank of the surname Bria dropped from 34,308 in 2000 to 36,337 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 5.91%. In terms of count, there were 625 instances of the surname in 2000, but this number decreased to 616 by 2010, which is a change of -1.44%. The proportion of the surname Bria per 100k individuals also declined by 8.7% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,308	#36,337	-5.91%
Count	625	616	-1.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bria

The ethnicity data based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Bria identify as White, although this percentage has slightly decreased from 93.44% in 2000 to 90.91% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity is Hispanic, which increased significantly from 3.20% in 2000 to 5.52% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Black or as belonging to two or more races have also seen increases in their representation among those with the surname Bria, with changes of 44.64% and 1.56% respectively. However, no individuals with the surname Bria identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.44%	90.91%	-2.71%
Hispanic	3.2%	5.52%	72.5%
Black	1.12%	1.62%	44.64%
Two or More Races	1.28%	1.3%	1.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%