Explore the Family Name Ciprian

The meaning of Ciprian

Spanish (Ciprián): from the personal name Ciprián, from Latin Cyprianus (see Cipriano). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Roque, Carlos, Estela, Herminia, Jesus, Jose, Julio, Luisa, Luz Maria, Mercedes, Pedro.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ciprian increased considerably between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,876th in popularity, but by 2010, it had climbed to the rank of 27,260th, which represents an impressive increase of 19.53%. Similarly, the count of individuals bearing the surname Ciprian also grew significantly during this period, rising from 634 in 2000 to 887 in 2010, a rise of nearly 40%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased by 25% over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,876	#27,260	19.53%
Count	634	887	39.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.3	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ciprian

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Ciprian also underwent changes between 2000 and 2010, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group identifying as Hispanic consistently held the lion's share, growing from 75.08% in 2000 to 82.41% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as White decreased from 21.92% to 15.11%. The percentage of those reporting their ethnic identity as Black rose slightly from 1.10% to 1.24%. The categories Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or more races both stood at 0% in 2010, while a new category emerged: American Indian and Alaskan Native, representing 0.90% of those with the surname Ciprian.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	75.08%	82.41%	9.76%
White	21.92%	15.11%	-31.07%
Black	1.1%	1.24%	12.73%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0%	0%