Explore the Family Name Regula

The meaning of Regula

Polish (Reguła): from reguła ‘rules’, ‘precepts’, perhaps a nickname for an officious person or for the steward or butler in a great household. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jozef, Andrzej, Ludwik, Piotr, Tadeusz, Wasyl.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Regula has seen a slight dip in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 25,242, but by 2010 it had slipped to rank 26,853, marking a decrease of 6.38%. The actual count of individuals with the Regula surname also decreased from 921 in 2000 to 905 in 2010, reflecting a decline of 1.74%. The proportion of people named Regula per 100,000 also fell by 8.82% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,242	#26,853	-6.38%
Count	921	905	-1.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Regula

In terms of ethnic identity, Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the surname Regula identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, though there was a minor decrease from 97.39% to 96.24%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic showed a notable increase from 0.65% in 2000 to 1.66% in 2010. There was a slight presence of individuals who identified as having two or more ethnicities, which fell from 1.63% in 2000 to 0.66% in 2010. The data in 2010 also showed a small fraction (1.33%) identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which was absent in 2000. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Regula surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.39%	96.24%	-1.18%
Hispanic	0.65%	1.66%	155.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.33%	0%
Two or More Races	1.63%	0.66%	-59.51%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%