Explore the Family Name Carcia

The meaning of Carcia

Italian (southern; Carcìa): from the medieval personal name Chalkias, of Greek origin, from classical Greek chalkeus ‘smith, coppersmith’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Carcia saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Carcia was ranked 43,377 in popularity with a count of 469 individuals bearing the name. This equates to about 0.17 per 100,000 people in the population. By 2010, the rank had dropped to 48,628, reflecting a 12.11% decline. The count also decreased by 7.46% to 434 individuals, resulting in a proportion of about 0.15 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,377	#48,628	-12.11%
Count	469	434	-7.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carcia

In terms of ethnicity, Carcia is predominantly found within the Hispanic community based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, around 60.77% of those carrying the Carcia surname identified as Hispanic. However, this figure decreased by 8.24% to 55.76% by 2010. The prevalence of Carcia among White individuals saw an upward change of 12.46%, rising from 36.67% in 2000 to 41.24% in 2010. Interestingly, there was little to no representation of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian or Alaskan Native communities in 2000. By 2010, however, there was a nominal representation (1.38%) among Black individuals and a minor decrease (-10.16%) among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, whereas the representation among the other ethnicities remained unchanged.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	60.77%	55.76%	-8.24%
White	36.67%	41.24%	12.46%
Black	0%	1.38%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.28%	1.15%	-10.16%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%