Explore the Family Name Pocasangre

The meaning of Pocasangre

Hispanic (mainly El Salvador): nickname from Spanish poca sangre ‘little blood’, meaning ‘spiritless, pusillanimous’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Pocasangre has increased significantly from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the Pocasangre name ranked 52,289 in popularity with a total count of 373 individuals bearing the surname, making up about 0.14 per 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank had soared to 32,676 and the count nearly doubled to 703, representing about 0.24 per 100,000 people. This shows a notable increase in popularity with the rank rising by 37.51% and the count by 88.47%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,289	#32,676	37.51%
Count	373	703	88.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.24	71.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pocasangre

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of individuals with the Pocasangre surname identify as Hispanic. In both 2000 and 2010, over 95% of those with this unique surname identified as Hispanic, with only a slight decrease of 0.11% over the decade. In 2010, there was also a small percentage (0.71%) who identified as Black, which was not the case in 2000. The percentage identifying as White decreased from 3.49% in 2000 to 2.99% in 2010, marking a reduction of 14.33%. No individuals with the Pocasangre surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, and no data was available for those identifying as two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	95.98%	95.87%	-0.11%
White	3.49%	2.99%	-14.33%
Black	0%	0.71%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%