Explore the Family Name Czapla

The meaning of Czapla

Polish: from czapla ‘heron’, hence a nickname for a man with long, thin legs. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Feliks, Krzysztof, Wladyslaw.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Czapla has slightly declined over a decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was the 27,313th most popular surname in the United States with 832 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, though it moved down in rank to 29,279, the number of individuals with the Czapla surname remained relatively stable at 808, representing a minor decrease of 2.88%. The proportion of people named Czapla per 100,000 population also decreased by 12.9% over the same period, from 0.31 to 0.27.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,313	#29,279	-7.2%
Count	832	808	-2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.27	-12.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Czapla

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Czapla shows some changes over the decade, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.63% of individuals with this surname identified as White, a percentage that dropped slightly to 93.94% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as part of two or more races remained quite low, with minimal changes noted between the two years. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.84% in 2000 to 3.09% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	93.94%	-2.78%
Hispanic	0.84%	3.09%	267.86%
Two or More Races	1.56%	1.49%	-4.49%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%