Explore the Family Name La Nasa

The meaning of La Nasa

Italian (southern): nickname from a slang (feminine) form of naso ‘nose’, with the feminine definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Santo, Vito.

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How common is the last name La Nasa in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname La Nasa has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, La Nasa was ranked 34,799 in terms of popularity, however by 2010, it had fallen to rank 36,736, marking a change of -5.57. The count also decreased slightly from 614 individuals with this surname in 2000 to 608 in 2010, representing a slight decline of -0.98. Additionally, the proportion of individuals with the La Nasa surname per 100k people also dropped by -8.7 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,799	#36,736	-5.57%
Count	614	608	-0.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name La Nasa

The ethnicity associated with the surname La Nasa, as depicted by the Decennial U.S. Census data, is predominantly White, with this ethnic identity making up 96.91% in 2000 and slightly declining to 95.72% in 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in the proportion identifying as Hispanic, growing from 1.30% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010, an increase of 64.62%. Ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented among those with the La Nasa surname during these years. Those identifying as 'Two or more races' represented a small percentage (1.14% in 2000 and 0.99% in 2010), showing a modest decline over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.91%	95.72%	-1.23%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.14%	64.62%
Two or More Races	1.14%	0.99%	-13.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%