Explore the Family Name Resurreccion

The meaning of Resurreccion

Spanish (Resurrección): from the Christian personal name Resurrección, from resurrección ‘resurrection’, recalling the rising again of Christ after His death and burial. This surname is most common in the Philippines.

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

The surname Resurreccion has shown an increase in popularity over the years, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 37,480th in the United States but moved up to 31,482nd by 2010, demonstrating a 16% rise in rank. The count of people with this surname also increased from 559 in 2000 to 735 in 2010, marking a significant increase of 31.48%. The proportion of individuals with the Resurreccion surname per 100,000 people rose by 19.05% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,480	#31,482	16%
Count	559	735	31.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.25	19.05%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Resurreccion

In terms of ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, Asian/Pacific Islanders form the majority of those with the Resurreccion surname. However, their proportion decreased slightly from 85.87% in 2000 to 81.63% in 2010. People identifying with two or more races made up 6.26% of the total in 2010, a slight increase from 6.08% in 2000. The proportion of White individuals decreased marginally from 4.47% to 4.22% over the decade. The most noticeable change was seen in the Hispanic category, which saw a significant jump from representing 3.40% in 2000 to 7.35% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Black and American Indian and Alaska Native populations in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	85.87%	81.63%	-4.94%
Hispanic	3.4%	7.35%	116.18%
Two or More Races	6.08%	6.26%	2.96%
White	4.47%	4.22%	-5.59%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%