Explore the Family Name Karra

The meaning of Karra

1. Indian (Jharkhand): habitational name from a place called Karra near Ranchi. 2. Greek: feminine form (and possibly also an American shortened form) of Karras.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Karra has significantly increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 97,384th in popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to 61,899th, a change of 36.44%. The number of people with this surname also nearly doubled during this period, increasing from 173 to 324 individuals, an impressive rise of 87.28%. This surge is reflected in the fact that the proportion of Karras per 100,000 people in the U.S. population increased by 83.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,384	#61,899	36.44%
Count	173	324	87.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.11	83.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Karra

The census data further provides insights into the ethnic identity attached to the Karra surname. In 2000, the majority of those bearing this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, accounting for 72.83% of all Karras. By 2010, this percentage had grown to 84.26%, indicating a significant 15.69% increase. However, the proportion of people with the Karra surname identifying as White decreased by 43.71%, from 21.39% in 2000 to 12.04% in 2010. Interestingly, there was also a small emergence of Karras identifying as Black by 2010, though this represented just 1.85% of people with this surname. The data showed no change in Karras identifying as either Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native over the decade. All these figures are based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	72.83%	84.26%	15.69%
White	21.39%	12.04%	-43.71%
Black	0%	1.85%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%