Explore the Family Name Terraza

The meaning of Terraza

1. Spanish: topographic name from terraza ‘terrace’, denoting someone who lived in a place where a terrace is. 2. Spanish and Catalan: Castilianized form of Catalan Terrassa, a habitational name from Terrassa, in Barcelona province, Catalonia (Spain), with the same meaning as 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Terraza has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked at 86,992 but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 62,531, marking an impressive 28.12% change in popularity. The number of individuals bearing this surname also increased from 199 in 2000 to 320 in 2010, a rise of 60.8%. Consequently, for every 100,000 people, there were 0.07 named Terraza in 2000, compared to 0.11 in 2010, indicating a 57.14% proportional increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#86,992	#62,531	28.12%
Count	199	320	60.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Terraza

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, in 2000, nearly all (96.48%) of individuals with the surname Terraza identified as Hispanic. By 2010, this percentage slightly decreased to 95.31%, showing a slight change of -1.21%. There was no representation of Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Interestingly, in 2010, there was a small portion (3.13%) of individuals with the surname Terraza who identified as White, which was not the case in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	96.48%	95.31%	-1.21%
White	0%	3.13%	0%
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%