Explore the Family Name Encinia

The meaning of Encinia

Hispanic (mainly Mexico): altered form of Spanish Encina.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Encinia has notably increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 56,687th most popular surname in the United States, while in 2010 it had climbed to the 43,885th position. This marks an impressive rise of 22.58%. During the same timeframe, the count of individuals with this surname expanded from 337 to 491, reflecting a significant growth rate of 45.7%. The proportion of people named Encinia per 100,000 residents also increased by 41.67%, moving from 0.12 to 0.17.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,687	#43,885	22.58%
Count	337	491	45.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.17	41.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Encinia

Regarding the ethnic identity of those bearing the surname Encinia, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were some noticeable changes between 2000 and 2010. Predominantly, this surname is associated with the Hispanic ethnicity, which accounted for 93.18% in 2000 and slightly increased to 94.09% in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage of White individuals with this surname decreased by 31.30%, falling from 6.23% to 4.28%. Interestingly, the category of "Two or more races" appeared in 2010, accounting for 1.02% of the Encinias. The data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero, indicating that no individuals with these ethnic identities bore the Encinia surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	93.18%	94.09%	0.98%
White	6.23%	4.28%	-31.3%
Two or More Races	0%	1.02%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%