Explore the Family Name Choma

The meaning of Choma

1. Polish, Slovak, and Rusyn (from Poland and Slovakia): from the personal name Choma, local vernacular form of Thomas. Compare Homa. 2. Americanized form of Hungarian Csoma, from the old personal name Csoma.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Choma has seen a decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Choma ranked 32,338 in terms of commonality amongst surnames across the US. However, by 2010, it had dropped to rank 36,585, indicating a decline of 13.13%. Concurrently, the total count of people bearing the surname also experienced a slight dip from 671 in 2000 to 611 in 2010, which represents an 8.94% decrease. Consequently, the proportion per 100k of the population with this surname decreased by 16.0%, moving from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,338	#36,585	-13.13%
Count	671	611	-8.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.21	-16%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Choma

Discussing the ethnicity associated with the surname Choma, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there was a significant predominance of White individuals carrying this surname during both census years, although the percentage slightly dipped from 96.42% in 2000 to 93.62% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased notably from 1.64% in 2000 to 2.45% in 2010. Interestingly, no Black or Asian/Pacific Islander individuals were recorded as having the Choma surname in 2000, but by 2010, 2.45% identified as Black. It's important to note that data for certain ethnicities and changes over the decade was suppressed (S) for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.42%	93.62%	-2.9%
Hispanic	1.64%	2.45%	49.39%
Black	0%	2.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%