Explore the Family Name Quaglia

The meaning of Quaglia

Italian (Piedmont and Liguria): from quàglia ‘quail’, used as a nickname or as a metonymic occupational name for a catcher or seller of quail, a bird noted for both its supposed amorous disposition and its timidity. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carlo, Rocco, Vito, Alessandro, Angelo, Antonio, Domenic, Gennaro, Gerlando, Graziano, Luigi, Nicola.

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

The surname Quaglia, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 33,782nd and dropped down to the 35,993rd spot by the year 2010, indicating a fall of 6.54%. The count also reduced slightly from 636 in 2000 to 623 in 2010, marking a 2.04% decline. The proportion of people with the surname Quaglia per 100k populace also fell by 12.5% from 0.24 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,782	#35,993	-6.54%
Count	636	623	-2.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Quaglia

In terms of ethnicity or ethnic identity, there have been some shifts over the decade for individuals carrying the Quaglia surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. While no Asian/Pacific Islander or individuals identifying as two or more races were recorded in 2000, by 2010, each of these groups constituted 0.80% of the total. The proportion of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.23% to 93.90%, a change of -2.42%. The Hispanic representation increased from 2.99% in 2000 to 4.01% in 2010, marking a significant rise of 34.11%. No changes were noted in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.23%	93.9%	-2.42%
Hispanic	2.99%	4.01%	34.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.8%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0.8%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%