Explore the Family Name Oldacre

The meaning of Oldacre

English (mainly Staffordshire): topographic name for someone who lived by a place called as ‘the old plowed field’ (Old English ald ‘old’ + æcer ‘piece of cultivated land’).

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

Popularity: Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Oldacre" has seen a notable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Oldacre ranked 108,153 in terms of popularity with a count of 152. This proportion represented about 0.06 out of 100k people. By 2010, however, the rank had improved to 91,981, with the number of individuals bearing the surname rising to 200, an impressive growth of approximately 31.58%. Consequently, this upsurge moved the proportion to around 0.07 out of every 100k residents.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#108,153	#91,981	14.95%
Count	152	200	31.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.07	16.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oldacre

Ethnicity: The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity associated with the surname Oldacre. In 2000, the majority of the individuals with the Oldacre surname identified as either White or Black, registering at 46.71% and 48.68% respectively. By 2010, there was a slight shift with those identifying as White increasing to 49.00%, while those identifying as Black saw a minor decrease to 48.50%. No significant changes were observed for other ethnic identities like Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, American Indian and Alaskan Native, and those identifying as Two or more races, all of which remained at 0.00 across both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	46.71%	49%	4.9%
Black	48.68%	48.5%	-0.37%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%