Explore the Family Name Juda

The meaning of Juda

1. Polish; Czech (also Jůda) and Slovak (also Júda): from Juda, a vernacular form of the Hebrew personal name Yehuda ‘Judah’ (see Jude). 2. German and French: variant of Jude. 3. Jewish: variant of Judah. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Janusz, Stanislawa.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Juda has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Juda was ranked 46,240 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010 it had moved up marginally to 45,653. The count of people with this surname also increased from 434 to 468, experiencing a growth rate of 7.83%. However, the proportion per 100k people remained steady at 0.16, indicating that while the number of people named Juda rose slightly, it did not significantly outpace population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#45,653	1.27%
Count	434	468	7.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Juda

When we look at the ethnic identity of individuals with the surname Juda using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the most notable shift is seen within the Asian/Pacific Islander category, which nearly doubled from 6.22% in 2000 to 12.39% in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races appeared in 2010 at 1.07%, having not been represented in 2000. Conversely, the proportion identifying as white declined slightly from 89.86% to 83.33%. The percentage of those with Hispanic ethnicity also decreased, going from 2.53% to 2.14%. Both Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories held a constant 0% representation in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.86%	83.33%	-7.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.22%	12.39%	99.2%
Hispanic	2.53%	2.14%	-15.42%
Two or More Races	0%	1.07%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%