Explore the Family Name Kizziah

The meaning of Kizziah

Native American (Tuscarora): variant of Keziah. This form of the surname is found mainly in AL. Compare Kizziar and Kizzire. — Note: In the data published in 2010 by the US Census Bureau, bearers of the surname Kizziah are not reported as “American Indian”.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Kizziah surname saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 38,079th most common surname, but fell to the 40,494th spot in 2010, marking a 6.34% drop. The number of individuals with the Kizziah surname also dipped slightly from 547 in 2000 to 540 in 2010, representing a 1.28% decrease. Furthermore, its proportion per 100,000 people declined by 10%, from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,079	#40,494	-6.34%
Count	547	540	-1.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.18	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kizziah

Examining the ethnicity associated with the Kizziah surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows that the majority identify as White. In 2000, 97.81% of individuals with this surname identified as White, which decreased slightly to 96.67% in 2010. There was also a small representation of individuals identifying as two or more races, decreasing from 1.28% in 2000 to 0.93% in 2010. Interestingly, the census recorded no individuals with the Kizziah surname identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, the data showed a new emergence of Hispanic identification within the Kizziah surname from 0% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.81%	96.67%	-1.17%
Hispanic	0%	1.67%	0%
Two or More Races	1.28%	0.93%	-27.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%