Explore the Family Name Pesina

The meaning of Pesina

Spanish (also Pesiña): variant of Pecina or Peciña (see Pecina). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Ruben, Pedro, Armando, Carlos, Esmeralda, Herminio, Jesus, Jose, Lupe, Alfredo, Ana.

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

The surname Pesina has seen an increase in popularity in the United States, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Pesina ranked as the 12,721st most popular surname, but by 2010 it had risen to 11,767th—an increase of 7.5 percent. Furthermore, the total count of people with the Pesina surname also grew, from 2,229 in 2000 to 2,662 in 2010, marking a 19.43 percent growth rate. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 residents also increased by 8.43 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,721	#11,767	7.5%
Count	2,229	2,662	19.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.9	8.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pesina

Discussing the ethnicity of the Pesina surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals carrying it identify as Hispanic, with 89.59 percent identifying as such in 2000 and 88.81 percent in 2010. While there was a slight decrease in the percentage identifying as White (from 9.11 percent in 2000 to 7.81 percent in 2010), there was a large increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with the percentage rising from 0.54 in 2000 to 2.18 in 2010. Meanwhile, the percentages identifying as Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native were not significant in 2000, but by 2010 they had risen to 0.56 and 0.19 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.59%	88.81%	-0.87%
White	9.11%	7.81%	-14.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.54%	2.18%	303.7%
Black	0%	0.56%	0%
Two or More Races	0.45%	0.45%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.19%	0%