Explore the Family Name Trezza

The meaning of Trezza

Italian: from trezza ‘braid, plait’, probably a nickname for someone who wore their hair plaited. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Cono, Agostino, Angelo, Carmela, Gennaro, Gianfranco, Marco, Rocco, Salvatore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Trezza has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 26,469th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had climbed slightly to the 26,451st position, representing a change of 0.07 percent. The count of individuals with the Trezza surname also grew from 867 in 2000 to 923 in 2010, marking an increase of 6.46 percent. However, its proportion per 100,000 population decreased slightly by -3.12 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,469	#26,451	0.07%
Count	867	923	6.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.31	-3.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Trezza

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Trezza surname identify as White, although there has been a slight decrease in this group from 96.89 percent in 2000 to 94.04 percent in 2010. There is also a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.73 percent in 2000 to 4.98 percent in 2010. This represents a significant change of 187.86 percent. Data for other ethnic identities including Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either not reported or suppressed for privacy (denoted by "(S)") in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	94.04%	-2.94%
Hispanic	1.73%	4.98%	187.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%