Explore the Family Name Ursua

The meaning of Ursua

Basque: Castilianized form of a topographic name derived from or ur ‘water’ + the suffix -tsu denoting abundance + the definite article -a, or perhaps of a nickname derived from urzo ‘dove’ + the definite article -a. Compare Urzua.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Ursua" saw an upward trend between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 43,798th in popularity; however, by 2010 it had risen to a rank of 38,214th, indicating a growth of 12.75%. Concurrently, the count of individuals with the Ursua surname grew from 464 to 580, marking a significant increase of 25% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,798	#38,214	12.75%
Count	464	580	25%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.2	17.65%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ursua

The ethnic identity associated with the Ursua surname also underwent change in this period, as per data from the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest proportion of individuals identifying as 'Ursua' were of Hispanic ethnicity, which increased from 54.09% in 2000 to 59.66% in 2010 - a rise of 10.3%. Meanwhile, there was a decrease of 19.5% in the Asian/Pacific Islander category, dropping from 34.05% to 27.41%. People identifying with two or more races under this surname also saw an uptick, rising from 3.02% to 4.83%, a substantial 59.93% increase. The proportion of White individuals with the Ursua surname marginally declined by 7.88%. There were no individuals identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either of these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	54.09%	59.66%	10.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	34.05%	27.41%	-19.5%
White	7.11%	6.55%	-7.88%
Two or More Races	3.02%	4.83%	59.93%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%