Explore the Family Name Oria

The meaning of Oria

1. Spanish and Basque: habitational name from a place called Oria in Almería and Gipuzkoa provinces. 2. Italian: habitational name from a place so named, of which there are many examples. Compare D’Oria.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Oria has been growing in popularity over the years. In 2000, Oria was ranked as the 59,611th most popular surname, with a count of 317 individuals bearing it. By 2010, the rank had increased to 54,296th and the count rose to 380, marking an increase of 8.92% in rank and a significant boost of 19.87% in the number of individuals with this surname. The proportion of people bearing the surname Oria per 100,000 also saw an increase of 8.33%, moving from 0.12 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#54,296	8.92%
Count	317	380	19.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Oria

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides a fascinating look into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Oria. The data shows that between 2000 and 2010, there was a notable increase (20.11%) in the percentage of people with the surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander; it moved from 12.93% to 15.53%. During the same period, the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased by 7.65%, jumping from 66.25% to 71.32%. However, there was a noticeable decline in the number of individuals identifying as White, dropping by 38.09% from 19.56% to 12.11%. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	66.25%	71.32%	7.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.93%	15.53%	20.11%
White	19.56%	12.11%	-38.09%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%