How common is the surname Modica?

2,655 people in the United States had the surname Modica in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,288 Americans. It ranked 11,797th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Modica getting more or less common?

More common. 2,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,655 in 2010, up 4.8%.

The surname Modica

A surname, carried by 2,655 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Modica is more common than 92.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,655 people named Modica in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,288 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,534.

#11,797

rank among US surnames

2,655

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+4.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,405)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,789	Sweigart	2,658	116,157
#11,792	Grossi	2,657	116,201
#11,793	Leavell	2,656	116,245
#11,797	Borman	2,655	116,288
#11,799	Janda	2,654	116,332
#11,801	Feagin	2,653	116,376
#11,804	McEwan	2,652	116,420

Who is named Modica

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

83% of people named Modica identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 83%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.8%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Modica?: 2,655 people in the United States had the surname Modica in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,288 Americans. It ranked 11,797th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Modica?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Modica identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Modica getting more or less common?: More common. 2,534 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,655 in 2010, up 4.8%.