Explore the Family Name Zappia

The meaning of Zappia

Italian (southern): 1. metonymic occupational name for a laborer, from tsapion, a Greek diminutive of Italian zappa ‘mattock’, ‘hoe’ (see Zappa). 2. habitational name from Zappia in Reggio Calabria province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Angelo, Antonio, Marco, Natale, Benito, Carlo, Domenic, Elisabetta, Gino, Guglielmo, Mario, Nunzio, Philomena, Teodoro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Zappia ranked 21,934 in 2000 and slipped slightly to 23,019 in 2010, representing a decrease of nearly 5%. Despite the drop in rank, the number of individuals with this surname marginally increased from 1,103 in 2000 to 1,110 in 2010, showing a minor growth of 0.63%. However, when considering the proportion per 100k people, the presence of the Zappia surname dropped by 7.32%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,934	#23,019	-4.95%
Count	1,103	1,110	0.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.38	-7.32%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zappia

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Zappia also shows an interesting pattern as per the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 95.01% of those with the Zappia surname identified as White, which decreased to 93.78% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic increased from 3.72% in 2000 to 4.41% in 2010, marking an 18.55% rise. Individuals identifying as Black or belonging to two or more races were also recorded in 2010, with 0.45% and 0.90% respectively. No noticeable change was observed for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.01%	93.78%	-1.29%
Hispanic	3.72%	4.41%	18.55%
Two or More Races	1%	0.9%	-10%
Black	0%	0.45%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%