Explore the Family Name Surace

The meaning of Surace

Italian (southern): from the Italian Greek surname Surakes, possibly from Arabic surrāq ‘robber’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Alessandro, Leandro, Santo, Angelo, Carmella, Clemente, Domenic, Donato, Fortunato, Francesca, Francesco, Pasquale, Sal.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Surace has slightly decreased in popularity over a decade. In 2000, the Surace surname was ranked 24,271st in popularity with 968 individuals carrying the name, amounting to about 0.36 per 100,000 people in the U.S. By 2010, the rank dropped to 25,572nd and the count of individuals bearing the surname also dwindled marginally to 965, reducing the proportion to 0.33 per 100,000 people. This represents a minimal decline of -5.36% in its rank and -0.31% in the count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,271	#25,572	-5.36%
Count	968	965	-0.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Surace

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Surace surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease of -1.75% over this period. The data shows a slight increase in those identifying as Hispanic and those identifying with two or more races, with increases of 10% and 11.83%, respectively. Interestingly, there was no recorded change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native; however, the 2010 census did note a small portion of the Surace population (0.52%) identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.66%	93.99%	-1.75%
Hispanic	3.2%	3.52%	10%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.04%	11.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.52%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%