Explore the Family Name Ingrassia

The meaning of Ingrassia

Italian (southern): 1. relationship name from Grassia, with the southern prefix in- ‘belonging to the family of’. 2. alternatively, perhaps from Greek enkarsios ‘slanting, diagonal’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Nunzio, Carmelo, Sal, Vito, Antonio, Biagio, Carmine, Domenic, Francesca, Gaeton.

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

In terms of popularity, the surname Ingrassia ranked 17,556th in the year 2000 and fell slightly to 18,385th in 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Despite this slight drop in rank, the actual number of people with the surname increased marginally from 1,478 in 2000 to 1,506 in 2010, illustrating a growth rate of 1.89%. However, when adjusted for population growth, the proportion per 100,000 decreased by 7.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,556	#18,385	-4.72%
Count	1,478	1,506	1.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.51	-7.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ingrassia

When looking at ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the Ingrassia last name identified as White, making up 96.48% in 2000 and 94.49% in 2010, based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. There was also a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with the percentage rising from 2.37% in 2000 to 4.25% in 2010. The proportions of those identifying with two or more races decreased from 0.81% to 0.66% over the same period. No individuals with the Ingrassia surname were reported as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.48%	94.49%	-2.06%
Hispanic	2.37%	4.25%	79.32%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0.66%	-18.52%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%