Explore the Family Name Cristina

The meaning of Cristina

Italian (southern), Spanish, and Portuguese: from the female personal name Cristina, from Latin Christina, derived from Christus ‘Christ’. Compare Christina. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Renzo, Rocco, Umberto, Giovanni, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cristina held a rank of 41,722 in terms of popularity in the year 2000 and dropped to 44,500 by 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 6.66%. The count of individuals with this surname also showed a slight decline from 491 in 2000 to 483 in 2010, a reduction of about 1.63%. The proportion of people bearing the Cristina surname per 100,000 also fell by 11.11% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,722	#44,500	-6.66%
Count	491	483	-1.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cristina

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. While there was no record of people with the Cristina surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000, by 2010, 2.07% did so. Similarly, although no individuals identified as Black in 2000, 1.24% claimed this ethnicity by 2010. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped slightly from 80.65% to 77.64%, representing a decrease of 3.73%. People identifying as Hispanic increased from 15.68% to 17.60%, an increase of 12.24%. Those claiming two or more races decreased sharply from 2.65% to 1.45%, a fall of 45.28%. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained constant at 0.00%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.65%	77.64%	-3.73%
Hispanic	15.68%	17.6%	12.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.07%	0%
Two or More Races	2.65%	1.45%	-45.28%
Black	0%	1.24%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%