Explore the Family Name Proscia

The meaning of Proscia

Italian (Apulia): perhaps a variant of Proia. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Giovanni, Vito, Benedetto, Domenic, Nicola, Sebastiano, Tommaso.

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

The surname Proscia, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has subtly decreased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 39,756th most common surname, while in 2010, it dropped slightly to the 40,800th position. This marks a decline of 2.63%. However, the total count of individuals with the surname Proscia experienced a slight increase over the same period, moving from 520 in 2000 to 535 in 2010, a rise of 2.88%. Despite this increase, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population saw a decrease of 5.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,756	#40,800	-2.63%
Count	520	535	2.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Proscia

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Proscia, also derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, a significant majority identify as White. The percentage identifying as White decreased slightly from 97.69% in 2000 to 95.51% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic representation within the Proscia surname increased substantially from 1.73% in 2000 to 3.36% in 2010, marking a significant change of 94.22%. There were no recorded changes for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a small percentage (0.93%) that identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.69%	95.51%	-2.23%
Hispanic	1.73%	3.36%	94.22%
Two or More Races	0%	0.93%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%