Explore the Family Name Coscia

The meaning of Coscia

Italian: from coscia ‘thigh’, hence a nickname for someone whose thighs were noteworthy in some way. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Gennaro, Rocco, Salvatore, Alessandro, Antonio, Carlo, Carmine, Emanuele, Luciano, Michelina, Raffaele.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Coscia has seen a slight reduction in popularity from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 18,135 to 18,385, representing a change of -1.38%. Nevertheless, the count of individuals with the Coscia surname increased by 6.36% during this same period, from 1,416 to 1,506 individuals. The proportion per 100,000 people slightly decreased by -1.92%, indicating that while the number of people bearing the surname Coscia grew, it did not grow as significantly compared to other surnames.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,135	#18,385	-1.38%
Count	1,416	1,506	6.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.51	-1.92%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coscia

In regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts among those identifying with the Coscia surname. In 2010, for the first time, 0.4% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, with no one having identified as such in 2000. The percentage identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by 37.5%, from 0.64% to 0.40%. White remains the dominant ethnic identity, although it slightly decreased by 0.87%, from 96.26% in 2000 to 95.42% in 2010. The Hispanic population increased by 18.18%, from 2.75% to 3.25%. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	95.42%	-0.87%
Hispanic	2.75%	3.25%	18.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.4%	0%
Two or More Races	0.64%	0.4%	-37.5%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%