Explore the Family Name Irace

The meaning of Irace

Italian (southern): possibly a habitational name from Gerace in Reggio Calabria or (less probably) from Geraci Siculo in Palermo province, named with medieval Greek ierakion ‘hawk’. See also Geraci. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gennaro, Silvio, Domenic, Pasquale, Pietro.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Irace exhibited a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 53,904 in 2000, it slipped to 55,619 in 2010, marking a change of -3.18%. However, the actual count of people bearing the surname increased from 359 to 369 over the same period, an increase of 2.79%. The proportion per 100k remained stable at 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,904	#55,619	-3.18%
Count	359	369	2.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Irace

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the surname Irace was predominantly associated with those identifying as White, although there were some shifts noted over the decade. In 2000, 91.09% identified as White, decreasing slightly to 87.26% by 2010. Representation within the Hispanic community saw a notable increase, jumping from 4.46% to 7.59%, a 70.18% change. Those identifying as Black made up 3.06% in 2000 and increased to 3.25% by 2010. Interestingly, in 2010 there appeared for the first time individuals identifying with two or more races, accounting for 1.36%. No associations were recorded with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native identities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.09%	87.26%	-4.2%
Hispanic	4.46%	7.59%	70.18%
Black	3.06%	3.25%	6.21%
Two or More Races	0%	1.36%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%