Explore the Family Name Padia

The meaning of Padia

Indian (Tamil Nadu): Tuluva Brahmin name for people who originally came from Maharashtra, of unexplained etymology.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Padia has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 38,395th but rose to 34,916th by 2010, a change of 9.06%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 542 in 2000 to 646 in 2010, a significant increase of 19.19%. Additionally, the proportion of people with the Padia surname per 100,000 individuals also saw an increase from 0.2 in 2000 to 0.22 in 2010, showing a growth of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,395	#34,916	9.06%
Count	542	646	19.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.22	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Padia

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows significant changes for the surname Padia between 2000 and 2010. The highest ethnic identity associated with the Padia name is Hispanic, although there was a slight decrease from 68.63% in 2000 to 64.55% in 2010. The second most prevalent ethnic identity is White, which saw a modest increase from 16.42% to 17.18%. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander group saw the most substantial growth, increasing from 7.20% to 11.61%. Conversely, those identifying as two or more races decreased significantly from 2.58% to 1.24%. Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native categories also saw changes, with an increase for the former from 2.21% to 3.10%, and a decrease for the latter from 2.95% to 2.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	68.63%	64.55%	-5.94%
White	16.42%	17.18%	4.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.2%	11.61%	61.25%
Black	2.21%	3.1%	40.27%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	2.95%	2.32%	-21.36%
Two or More Races	2.58%	1.24%	-51.94%