Explore the Family Name Stoica

The meaning of Stoica

Romanian: from a derivative of the personal name Stoia, formed with the diminutive suffix -ca of Slavic origin.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Stoica has grown in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Stoica was ranked 51,233rd in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had risen to 41,799th place—a change of 18.41 percent. The actual count of people bearing the surname also increased during this time period, going from 382 in 2000 to 520 in 2010, an increase of 36.13 percent. This suggests that the surname Stoica has been steadily gaining popularity amongst U.S populations.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,233	#41,799	18.41%
Count	382	520	36.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.18	28.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Stoica

Turning to ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Stoica between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 94.76 percent of individuals with the Stoica surname identified as white, and by 2010, this figure had slightly increased to 95.58 percent. During the same period, there was a small emergence of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and Hispanic, accounting for 1.35, 1.54, and 0.96 percent respectively in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as two or more races decreased from 4.19 percent in 2000 to none in 2010. There were no individuals with the Stoica surname who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.76%	95.58%	0.87%
Black	0%	1.54%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.35%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.96%	0%
Two or More Races	4.19%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%