Explore the Family Name Szucs

The meaning of Szucs

Hungarian (Szűcs): occupational name from szűcs ‘furrier’. Compare Sitch and Szuch 1. Some characteristic forenames: Hungarian Andras, Laszlo, Bela, Ferenc, Sandor, Zoltan, Antal, Arpad, Csaba, Istvan, Janos, Tibor.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Szucs has slightly decreased in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 25,991 and by 2010 it dropped to 27,081 with a change of -4.19%. Interestingly, despite the rank drop, the count of people bearing this surname slightly increased from 887 in 2000 to 894 in 2010, marking a growth of 0.79%. However, the proportion per 100k decreased by 9.09%, indicating that while more people bear the surname, its relative popularity has declined.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,991	#27,081	-4.19%
Count	887	894	0.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Szucs

When regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts within the ethnic identity of those carrying the Szucs surname from 2000 to 2010. The majority identified as White, with a slight decrease from 93.69% in 2000 to 91.28% in 2010. There was also a decrease in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage identifying as Hispanic, jumping from 2.37% to 5.03%. Additionally, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Black at 0.67%, where previously in 2000 there were none. No individuals identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.69%	91.28%	-2.57%
Hispanic	2.37%	5.03%	112.24%
Two or More Races	2.59%	2.46%	-5.02%
Black	0%	0.67%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.79%	0.56%	-29.11%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%