Explore the Family Name Parma

The meaning of Parma

Italian (northern): habitational name from Parma in northern Italy, or from the same word used as a personal name.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Parma appears to have slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, its rank was 32,856 and it increased to 33,772 in 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 2.79% in its popularity. Despite this, the actual count of people bearing the surname Parma increased by 2.43%, from 658 in 2000 to 674 in 2010. However, when expressed as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of about 4.17%, indicating that while the number of people with the surname increased, it did so at a slower rate than the overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,856	#33,772	-2.79%
Count	658	674	2.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Parma

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Parma, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic saw an increase of 26.59% and 26.11% respectively. Notably, for the first time, individuals started identifying their ethnicity as Black in 2010, making up 1.63% of the total. However, the percentage of those who identified their ethnicity as White decreased by 5.54%, and those identifying as two or more races also saw a decrease by 16.04%. No individuals reported their ethnic identity as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	84.5%	79.82%	-5.54%
Hispanic	9.88%	12.46%	26.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.1%	5.19%	26.59%
Black	0%	1.63%	0%
Two or More Races	1.06%	0.89%	-16.04%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%