Explore the Family Name Zegarra

The meaning of Zegarra

Catalan: Castilianized form of Segarra. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jorge, Carlos, Hernando, Miguel, Ana, Jose, Juan, Julio, Manuel, Ricardo, Albino, Alejandra.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Zegarra has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,617 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had moved up to 31,656, showing a noteworthy increase of 20.09%. The count or total number of people with this surname also grew during this decade, rising from 522 to 730, which represents a substantial 39.85% jump. Similarly, the proportion of people named Zegarra per 100,000 also increased by 31.58%, moving from 0.19 to 0.25.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,617	#31,656	20.09%
Count	522	730	39.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.25	31.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zegarra

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides fascinating insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Zegarra. Overwhelmingly, the majority of individuals with this surname identify as Hispanic, with only minimal changes observed between 2000 and 2010 (from 89.27% to 89.59%). A small fraction of Zegarras identified as White, a percentage that slightly decreased from 10.15% to 8.90% over the same period. Interestingly, there's a new emergence of Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnic identities among those with the Zegarra surname in 2010, each making up 0.68% of the total. However, no individuals with this surname identified as having two or more races or being American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.27%	89.59%	0.36%
White	10.15%	8.9%	-12.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Black	0%	0.68%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%