Explore the Family Name Szala

The meaning of Szala

1. Polish: nickname for a short-tempered person, from szaleć ‘to rage’. 2. Polish: metonymic occupational name for a merchant, from szala ‘scales’. 3. Hungarian: from the old personal name Szala or Zala. Some characteristic forenames: Polish Jacek, Jozef, Malgorzata, Wieslaw, Wojiech.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Szala has seen a downward trend between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 54,152 in popularity with a count of 357 individuals carrying the surname. By 2010, the rank had fallen to 64,388 with only 309 individuals bearing the name, marking a decrease of 13.45%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 23.08%, from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,152	#64,388	-18.9%
Count	357	309	-13.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.1	-23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Szala

In terms of ethnicity, the Szala surname is predominantly associated with white individuals based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, approximately 98.04% of those with this surname identified as white, falling slightly to 95.47% in 2010. During the same period, there was a small increase in the percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic, from 1.40% in 2000 to 1.62% in 2010. The census also recorded a new appearance of black individuals with this surname in 2010, accounting for 1.62% of the total population with the Szala surname. However, no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.04%	95.47%	-2.62%
Hispanic	1.4%	1.62%	15.71%
Black	0%	1.62%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%