Explore the Family Name Uraga
The meaning of Uraga
1. Basque: topographic name from ur ‘water’ + the locative suffix -aga ‘place or group of’. 2. Japanese: written 浦賀 ‘bay’ and ‘congratulations’, a habitational name from any of several locations, the best known being a district in Yokosuka which shares its name with the Uraga Channel, the entrance to Tokyo Bay. The name is likely a shortening of Uragawa 浦川 ‘bay river’ or 裏河 ‘back river’.
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How common is the last name Uraga in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Uraga has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 75,938th most popular surname with a count of 236 people having this name. By 2010, however, the rank of the surname Uraga had risen to 48,628 with 434 individuals bearing the name, reflecting an impressive change of approximately 36 percent in terms of rank and an astounding growth of nearly 84 percent in count. The proportion of people with the Uraga surname per 100,000 also increased by about 67 percent over this decade.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #75,938 | #48,628 | 35.96% |
| Count | 236 | 434 | 83.9% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.09 | 0.15 | 66.67% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Uraga
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Uraga, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, remains predominantly Hispanic. In 2000, approximately 97 percent of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic and this number remained essentially unchanged in 2010. This surname does not appear to be common among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups, as no individuals from these ethnicities were recorded with this surname in either 2000 or 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as white also saw a slight increase, going from 2.12 percent in 2000 to 2.3 percent in 2010.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 97.03% | 97% | -0.03% |
| White | 2.12% | 2.3% | 8.49% |
| 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% |