Explore the Family Name Panzera

The meaning of Panzera

Italian: variant of Pancera; see Panciera. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Carmelo, Filippo, Guido, Sandro, Santo.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Panzera" saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Panzera was the 56,120th most common surname in the United States, with 341 people bearing this name. By 2010, it had fallen to the 60,196th position, with 335 individuals carrying the name. This represents a decrease of 7.26% in rank and 1.76% in count. The frequency of this surname per 100,000 residents also dropped by 15.38% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#56,120	#60,196	-7.26%
Count	341	335	-1.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.11	-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Panzera

In terms of ethnicity, again based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there were negligible changes in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Panzera between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, though there was a small decrease of 1.08%, bringing the proportion down from 93.55% in 2000 to 92.54% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic increased by 40.94%, from 3.81% to 5.37%. Individuals identifying as having two or more races also increased from 1.47% to 1.79%. There were no recorded individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.55%	92.54%	-1.08%
Hispanic	3.81%	5.37%	40.94%
Two or More Races	1.47%	1.79%	21.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%