Explore the Family Name Suraci

The meaning of Suraci

Italian (southern): patronymic or plural form of Surace. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mauro, Emilio, Giuseppe, Mario, Vito.

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

The Suraci surname has seen a downward shift in popularity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, this surname held the rank of 51,233, however, by the year 2010, the ranking had dropped to 58,481, indicating a decrease of approximately 14.15%. Furthermore, the quantity of people with this last name also experienced a drop over the same period. There were 382 individuals named Suraci in 2000, but that number decreased by about 9.16% to 347 in 2010. The density of this surname per 100,000 people also mirrored this descending trend with a decline of around 14.29%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,233	#58,481	-14.15%
Count	382	347	-9.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Suraci

Moving on to the ethnic identity associated with the Suraci surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that most bearers of this name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage did fall slightly from 96.34% in 2000 to 93.37% in 2010. The representation of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, moving from 1.57% in 2000 to 5.19% in 2010 —a growth of around 230.57%. A slight rise was also noted for those identifying with two or more races, going from 1.31% in 2000 to 1.44% in 2010. For Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, no change was recorded during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.34%	93.37%	-3.08%
Hispanic	1.57%	5.19%	230.57%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1.44%	9.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%