Explore the Family Name Skalla
The meaning of Skalla
Germanized or Americanized form of Czech Skála, Polish Skała, or Slovak and Rusyn Skala, and a variant of Jewish (from Poland) Skała.
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How common is the last name Skalla in the United States?
According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Skalla" decreased slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 46,839th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 50,851st position—a decrease of 8.57%. Furthermore, the number of people bearing this surname also declined by about 4%, dropping from 427 in 2000 to 410 a decade later. This resulted in the proportion of people named Skalla per 100,000 population decreasing by 12.5%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #46,839 | #50,851 | -8.57% |
| Count | 427 | 410 | -3.98% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.16 | 0.14 | -12.5% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Skalla
The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Skalla". The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, with virtually no change in this percentage from 2000 to 2010 (93.91% to 93.90%). During the same period, there was a slight increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races, while the proportion identifying as Hispanic shrank by over a third. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped by 7.58%. No individuals with the surname Skalla identified as Black in either year.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 93.91% | 93.9% | -0.01% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 2.11% | 1.95% | -7.58% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 1.41% | 1.46% | 3.55% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 1.46% | 0% |
| Hispanic | 1.87% | 1.22% | -34.76% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |