Explore the Family Name Tschida

The meaning of Tschida

Austrian German (Burgenland): occupational name for a soldier, ultimately from Turkish cida ‘double-edged spear’. The surname may also be a Germanized form of its less common Hungarian cognates Csida, Dsida, and Dzsida.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tschida has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 15,825th in terms of commonality but fell to 16,494th in 2010, a drop of 4.23%. The total count of individuals with the last name Tschida, however, increased from 1,689 in 2000 to 1,742 in 2010, reflecting a growth of 3.14%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also saw a decline from 0.63 to 0.59 during the same period, marking a decrease of 6.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,825	#16,494	-4.23%
Count	1,689	1,742	3.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.59	-6.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tschida

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Tschida surname identify as White, with percentages of 97.28% in 2000 and 96.50% in 2010 respectively. There was a slight increase in those who identified as Hispanic, rising from 1.54% in 2000 to 1.66% in 2010. The number of Asian/Pacific Islanders decreased by 40%, going from 0.95% in 2000 to 0.57% in 2010. Additionally, the data showed a new category in 2010: those identifying as two or more races, which accounted for 0.86% of individuals with the Tschida surname. Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories showed no change, remaining at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.28%	96.5%	-0.8%
Hispanic	1.54%	1.66%	7.79%
Two or More Races	0%	0.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	0.57%	-40%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%