Explore the Family Name Virga

The meaning of Virga

Italian (Sicily): variant of Verga. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Ignazio, Sal, Angelo, Filippo, Pietro, Santo.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Virga has seen a slight decrease in popularity over the years. In 2000, Virga was ranked 25,356 in terms of popularity among surnames in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to 26,932, a drop of 6.22 percent. The count of individuals bearing this surname also decreased slightly from 917 in 2000 to 901 in 2010, representing a decline of 1.74 percent. Accordingly, the proportion of people named Virga per 100,000 dropped from 0.34 to 0.31.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,356	#26,932	-6.22%
Count	917	901	-1.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.31	-8.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Virga

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Virga as revealed by the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the surname is predominantly identified with White ethnicities, accounting for 96.51 percent in 2000 and 96.45 percent in 2010. There was a noticeable increase in the Hispanic identification from 1.20 percent in 2000 to 2.66 percent in 2010, a change of 121.67 percent. The ethnic identities Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native were both recorded as zero for both years. Those who identify with two or more races have been reported in 2000 at 1.09 percent, but they were not present in 2010. Same goes for those identifying as Black, who were represented in 2000 at 1.09 percent but were absent in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.51%	96.45%	-0.06%
Hispanic	1.2%	2.66%	121.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0%	0%
Black	1.09%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%