Explore the Family Name Marcia

The meaning of Marcia

Italian and Hispanic (mainly Honduras): from the female personal name Marcia, feminine form of Latin Marcius, a derivative of Marcus (see Mark). Marcia was the name of several early Christian martyrs and saints. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Emilia, Jose, Berta, Consuelo, Eduardo, Francisco, Jose Tomas, Leopoldo, Margarita, Mario, Miguel Angel, Raul.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Marcia saw a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked the 25,845th most popular surname, with a count of 894. By 2010, the rank had marginally improved to 25,659 and the count increased by 7.49% to 961. However, despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people remained steady at 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,845	#25,659	0.72%
Count	894	961	7.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.33	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marcia

Ethnically, the surname Marcia is most common amongst those of Hispanic ethnicity according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 64.32% of individuals with the surname identified as Hispanic, increasing to 71.18% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased, from 4.70% to 5.83%. However, the percentage identifying as White decreased significantly, from 26.17% to 20.19%. There were also drops in the percentages of individuals identifying as Black (from 1.90% to 1.77%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (from 1.57% to 0%). Unfortunately, there was no data available in 2010 for those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	64.32%	71.18%	10.67%
White	26.17%	20.19%	-22.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.7%	5.83%	24.04%
Black	1.9%	1.77%	-6.84%
Two or More Races	1.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.57%	0%	0%