Explore the Family Name Sciascia

The meaning of Sciascia

Italian (Calabria and Sicily): 1. from the female personal name Sciascia, a pet form of Rosaria. 2. otherwise, possibly from Arabic shāsha ‘length of muslin or silk for a turban’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Vito, Carmelo, Dino, Leonardo, Marco, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Sciascia has slightly increased between 2000 and 2010. The census ranks it as the 38,155th most popular last name in 2010, up from 38,587 in 2000, representing a change of 1.12%. In terms of numbers, there were 539 people with this surname recorded in 2000, which grew to 581 by 2010, an increase of 7.79%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 population remained steady at 0.2 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,587	#38,155	1.12%
Count	539	581	7.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sciascia

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides information on the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sciascia. In 2000, 95.36% of the bearers of the surname identified as White, slightly decreasing to 94.84% in 2010. Over the same period, the number of Hispanic individuals with this surname increased by 15.82%, from 2.97% to 3.44%. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander was negligible in both years. No bearers of the name identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities made up 1.11% in 2000 but their data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.36%	94.84%	-0.55%
Hispanic	2.97%	3.44%	15.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.86%	0%
Two or More Races	1.11%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%