Explore the Family Name Zita

The meaning of Zita

1. Hungarian: from the personal name Zita, from Latin felicitas ‘happiness’, which is found in central Europe as a personal name. See also Felix. 2. Italian: from the feminine form of Zito, or from a female personal name, cognate with 1 above.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Zita has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 68,569 in 2000, by 2010 it had fallen to 70,208, marking a 2.39% decrease. However, despite this drop in rank, the number of individuals with this surname actually increased by 4.1%, going from 268 in 2000 to 279 in 2010. The proportion of people with the Zita surname per 100k decreased by 10%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,569	#70,208	-2.39%
Count	268	279	4.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zita

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Zita also saw changes according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Asian/Pacific Islander representation increased by 28.08%, jumping from 17.91% in 2000 to 22.94% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased by 25.30%, from 3.36% to 2.51%. Those claiming White ethnicity saw a modest decline as well, decreasing by 4.95% from 71.27% to 67.74%. Meanwhile, Hispanic representation more than doubled, increasing by an impressive 106.13% from 2.61% to 5.38%. Individuals identifying with two or more races and those as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.27%	67.74%	-4.95%
Asian/Pacific Islander	17.91%	22.94%	28.08%
Hispanic	2.61%	5.38%	106.13%
Black	3.36%	2.51%	-25.3%
Two or More Races	4.85%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%