Explore the Family Name Tarazona

The meaning of Tarazona

Spanish: habitational name from a town called Tarazona in the province of Zaragoza (Aragon). The placename is of pre-Roman origin, first recorded as Turiasso.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tarazona has increased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 62,577th in terms of commonality, but by 2010, it had jumped up to 46,725th—a rise of around 25.33 percent. The actual count of people with this surname also rose from 299 to 455, an increase of about 52.17 percent. Consequently, for every 100,000 people, there were approximately 0.11 named Tarazona in 2000 compared to 0.15 in 2010, marking a 36.36 percent boost.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#46,725	25.33%
Count	299	455	52.17%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.15	36.36%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tarazona

Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals bearing the surname Tarazona identify as Hispanic, accounting for over 90 percent in both 2000 and 2010. However, the proportion slightly declined from 90.97 percent in 2000 to 90.33 percent in 2010. Those identifying as White made up just over 9 percent in both years, with a slight decrease of 0.22 percent over the decade. There were no reported instances of those with the surname Tarazona identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Data for those identifying with two or more races was also absent or possibly suppressed for privacy reasons in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.97%	90.33%	-0.7%
White	9.03%	9.01%	-0.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%