Explore the Family Name Porreca

The meaning of Porreca

Italian: perhaps a variant of Pirreca, a nickname from Greek pyrrakēs ‘man with red hair’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Guido, Angelo, Carmine, Luigi, Camillo, Carmino, Claudio, Dino, Domenico, Emilio, Ettore, Lorenzo, Mario, Onofrio, Orlando, Renato, Silvana.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Porreca saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 22,538th in terms of popularity in the United States, but dropped to 23,485th by 2010--a decline of about 4.2 percent. However, the number of people with this surname actually increased slightly during this period, rising from 1,065 in 2000 to 1,082 in 2010, which is an increase of around 1.6 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,538	#23,485	-4.2%
Count	1,065	1,082	1.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.37	-5.13%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Porreca

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Porreca identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a small decrease in this group, with 98.69 percent identifying as White in 2000 compared to 96.86 percent in 2010, signifying a change of about -1.85 percent. Interestingly, while there were no individuals of Hispanic or Two Or More Races ethnic identity in 2000, by 2010, about 1.20 percent and 1.11 percent respectively identified as such, indicating growing diversity among those with the Porreca surname. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained stable at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.69%	96.86%	-1.85%
Hispanic	0%	1.2%	0%
Two or More Races	0.56%	1.11%	98.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%