Explore the Family Name Racz

The meaning of Racz

Hungarian (Rácz): ethnic name from rác ‘Serb’, derived from Ras, the name of the capital of medieval Serbia. This surname is also found in Slovakia. Compare Rac. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Zoltan, Dezso, Tibor, Gabor, Janos, Sandor, Andras, Endre, Eszter, Geza, Kalman, Karoly.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Racz has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its rank dropped from 23,237 to 24,288, representing a change of -4.52%. However, the total count of individuals with this surname has increased marginally from 1,024 to 1,033, a growth of 0.88%. The proportion of individuals with the surname Racz per 100,000 people has decreased by -7.89%, falling from 0.38 to 0.35 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,237	#24,288	-4.52%
Count	1,024	1,033	0.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.38	0.35	-7.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Racz

Analyzing the ethnicity associated with the surname Racz, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a predominant white identity. In 2000, it was at 95.02% and slightly decreased to 94.48% in 2010. The representation of two or more races within this surname group declined significantly from 2.64% to 0.77%, a change of -70.83%. There was a noteworthy increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, with the percentage rising from 1.86% in 2000 to 4.26% in 2010, an impressive change of 129.03%. The census data did not report any individuals with the surname Racz identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.02%	94.48%	-0.57%
Hispanic	1.86%	4.26%	129.03%
Two or More Races	2.64%	0.77%	-70.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%