Explore the Family Name Madara

The meaning of Madara

Italian (southern): topographic name from medieval Greek madara, feminine form of madaros ‘bald’, in classical Greek also ‘humid, wet’, or from the nickname Madaras, from the same word with the Greek suffix -as.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Madara rose in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 32,984 and increased to a rank of 32,236 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 2.27%. The number of people with this surname also grew from 655 in 2000 to 715 in 2010, an increase of 9.16%. Despite this growth, the proportion of the Madara surname per 100 thousand people remained constant at 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,984	#32,236	2.27%
Count	655	715	9.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.24	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Madara

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Madara also shifted between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the surname identified as White (92.98%), but this decreased to 88.67% by 2010. During the same period, there were increases seen within the Asian/Pacific Islander category (rising from 1.68% to 3.64%) and those identifying as Hispanic (increasing from 2.44% to 3.36%). Additionally, the percentage of individuals reporting two or more races increased by 50%, while the Black community also emerged among the Madara surname holders at 1.82% in 2010. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged with no recorded figures.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.98%	88.67%	-4.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.68%	3.64%	116.67%
Hispanic	2.44%	3.36%	37.7%
Two or More Races	1.68%	2.52%	50%
Black	0%	1.82%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%