Explore the Family Name Scorza

The meaning of Scorza

Italian: from scorza ‘bark, peel, skin’, a derivative of scorzare ‘to skin or flay’, also ‘to rob, fleece’ (from Latin excoriare, from corium ‘skin, hide’), used to denote a tanner or someone who removed or worked the bark from the cork oak. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Raul, Aldo, Enzo, Salvatore, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Scorza has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the course of ten years from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Scorza was ranked 49,249th most common and by 2010 it had dropped to the 50,960th spot, marking a decline of 3.47 percent. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname slightly increased from 401 to 409 during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,249	#50,960	-3.47%
Count	401	409	2%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scorza

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of those bearing the Scorza surname identify as White, albeit with a marginal decrease from 75.81 percent in 2000 to 72.86 percent in 2010. The Hispanic representation among Scorzas saw an increase of 23.42 percent, climbing from 7.73 percent to 9.54 percent. Those identifying as Black also decreased from 13.72 percent to 12.47 percent. Interestingly, the proportion of Scorzas identifying with two or more ethnicities nearly doubled, rising from 2.24 percent to 4.16 percent. There were no Scorzas who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.81%	72.86%	-3.89%
Black	13.72%	12.47%	-9.11%
Hispanic	7.73%	9.54%	23.42%
Two or More Races	2.24%	4.16%	85.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%