Explore the Family Name Macia

The meaning of Macia

1. Catalan (Macià): from a variant of the personal name Maties. 2. Spanish (Macía): variant of Macías (see Macias). 3. Americanized form of French Messier. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Narciso, Alberto, Felipe, Mirta, Alejandro, Amparo, Camilo, Carlos, Eduardo, Elena, Enrique.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Macia has seen an uptick in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 46,240, and by 2010, it had climbed to a rank of 45,347, reflecting a 1.93% rise in its ranking. The count of people bearing this surname also increased by 8.76%, from 434 to 472 individuals during the same time frame. Despite these changes, the proportion per 100,000 people remained consistent at 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#45,347	1.93%
Count	434	472	8.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.16	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Macia

An analysis of the ethnic identity associated with the surname Macia, as derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the number of people identifying as Hispanic rose by 12.39% from 62.21% to 69.92%, the percentage of people identifying as White decreased by 20.19% from 33.18% to 26.48%. There was a noticeable arrival of Asian or Pacific Islanders within this surname group, moving from 0% to 1.06%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a slight increase of 22.46%, reaching 1.69% in 2010. However, the Black population dropped to 0% in 2010 from 1.84% in 2000, and no American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were recorded for either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	62.21%	69.92%	12.39%
White	33.18%	26.48%	-20.19%
Two or More Races	1.38%	1.69%	22.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.06%	0%
Black	1.84%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%