Explore the Family Name Scalia

The meaning of Scalia

Italian (southern): habitational name from Scalìa, dialect form of Scalea in Cosenza province, named with Greek skalia ‘terraces’ (compare Scali) or medieval Greek skaleia ‘hoeing’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Salvatore, Angelo, Alfio, Rocco, Vito, Annamarie, Antonino, Antonio, Carmelo, Cosimo, Dino, Osvaldo, Rosario. Spanish Diego, Rosalia, Luisa.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Scalia has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Despite a 7.52% increase in the overall count of individuals with the Scalia surname (from 1,675 individuals in 2000 to 1,801 in 2010), its ranking slipped by 0.89%, from 15,937 in 2000 to 16,079 in 2010. Moreover, the proportion per 100k also saw a minor drop of 1.61%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,937	#16,079	-0.89%
Count	1,675	1,801	7.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.62	0.61	-1.61%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scalia

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Scalia, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, shows some interesting shifts over the same decade. While the majority of those bearing the surname were identified as White (93.78% in 2010, down 2.19% from 2000), there was a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up 136.13% to 3.66% in 2010. There was also a notable rise in individuals reporting two or more races, jumping from 0.54% in 2000 to 1.00% in 2010. The proportion of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased slightly by 13.29%. No Scalia's were identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.88%	93.78%	-2.19%
Hispanic	1.55%	3.66%	136.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.73%	1.5%	-13.29%
Two or More Races	0.54%	1%	85.19%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%