Explore the Family Name Parras

The meaning of Parras

Spanish and Portuguese: topographic name meaning ‘vine bowers’, from the plural of Parra. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Manuel, Alfonso, Armando, Mario, Tiburcio, Armandina, Delfino, Enrique, Erasmo, Evaristo, Florentina. Portuguese Damiao, Paulo.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Parras saw a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the Parras surname rose from 23,739 in 2000 to 22,559 in 2010, marking an improvement of around 4.97%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname grew by 14.47%, increasing from 995 to 1,139 within a decade. This shift resulted in the proportion per 100,000 people going up from 0.37 to 0.39, a rise of 5.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,739	#22,559	4.97%
Count	995	1,139	14.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.39	5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Parras

The ethnicity breakdown for the Parras surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, showed some changes over ten years as well. In 2010, a majority of those with this surname identified as Hispanic, making up 79.19% of the Parras population, up from 74.97% in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as White saw a decrease from 15.98% to 14.05%. There was also a slight drop in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, from 7.34% in 2000 to 5.36% in 2010. Interestingly, there were no individuals with the Parras surname who identified as Black or Two or more races. However, there was a new addition in 2010, with 0.70% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	74.97%	79.19%	5.63%
White	15.98%	14.05%	-12.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7.34%	5.36%	-26.98%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.7%	0%
Two or More Races	0.9%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%