Explore the Family Name Corcuera

The meaning of Corcuera

Spanish: habitational name from a place called Corcuera in the province of Araba/Álava.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Corcuera saw a significant rise in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked at 64,008, but by 2010 it had climbed to 53,913, reflecting an increase of approximately 15.77%. The total count of people with this last name also increased from 291 in 2000 to 383 in 2010, marking an impressive growth of around 31.62%. Proportionally, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.11 named Corcuera in 2000, and by 2010 that proportion had risen to 0.13, signifying an 18.18% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#53,913	15.77%
Count	291	383	31.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Corcuera

The ethnicity associated with the surname Corcuera also underwent changes during the same period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The Hispanic identity remained dominant, increasing from 62.20% in 2000 to 66.32% in 2010, indicating a positive change of 6.62%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a growth in representation as well, climbing from 22.34% in 2000 to 24.54% in 2010. However, the percentage of individuals with this surname who identified as White experienced a decrease from 11.34% to 7.83%, a drop of 30.95%. There was also a notable decline among those identifying as two or more races, decreasing from 4.12% to 1.31%, a significant negative change of 68.2%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	62.2%	66.32%	6.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	22.34%	24.54%	9.85%
White	11.34%	7.83%	-30.95%
Two or More Races	4.12%	1.31%	-68.2%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%