Explore the Family Name Zarra

The meaning of Zarra

1. Italian: altered form of Zara. 2. Basque: habitational name from a place called Zarra in Araba/Álava province, Basque Country (Spain), named with Basque zarra ‘iron slag’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Vito, Antonio, Armando, Ernesto, Filomena, Gaetano, Gerardo, Giulio, Mario, Maximo, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zarra has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 53,556th most common surname, with 362 people bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had increased to 53,419, with the count of individuals carrying the Zarra surname rising to 387. This represents a growth rate of approximately 6.91%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,556	#53,419	0.26%
Count	362	387	6.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.13	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zarra

Regarding ethnicity associated with the Zarra surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows an interesting shift over the decade. In 2000, individuals with the Zarra surname were predominantly White (96.13%), with a small percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (1.38%). However, by 2010, there were notable changes. Although White remained the dominant ethnic identity (88.63%), there was a significant increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (3.36%) and introductions of Hispanic (4.13%) and Black (3.36%) identities. Data for those identifying as two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native was not available or was suppressed for privacy reasons in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.13%	88.63%	-7.8%
Hispanic	0%	4.13%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.38%	3.36%	143.48%
Black	0%	3.36%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%