Explore the Family Name Suciu

The meaning of Suciu

Romanian (Transylvania): occupational name from Hungarian szűcs ‘furrier’ (see Szucs).

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Suciu has increased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 64,572 in terms of popularity and rose to 50,106 by 2010, reflecting a positive change of approximately 22.4%. In terms of actual counts, there were 288 individuals with the Suciu surname in 2000, which increased to 418 by 2010, marking an impressive growth rate of 45.14%. The proportion of the Suciu surname per 100k also saw an increase of 27.27% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,572	#50,106	22.4%
Count	288	418	45.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suciu

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Suciu also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census. While there weren't any individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, there was a marked decrease in those identifying as two or more races from 3.47% in 2000 to 1.67% in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased from 91.32% in 2000 to 96.41% in 2010, suggesting a significant concentration of this ethnic identity among those with the Suciu surname. The proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic decreased drastically from 4.51% in 2000 to 1.20% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as American Indian or Alaskan Native in either of the years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.32%	96.41%	5.57%
Two or More Races	3.47%	1.67%	-51.87%
Hispanic	4.51%	1.2%	-73.39%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%