Explore the Family Name Acocella

The meaning of Acocella

Italian (Campania): probably a nickname from Neapolitan or related dialect acucella ‘needle’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Pasquale, Agostino, Antonio, Francesco, Giuseppe, Nicola, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Acocella has seen a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname in terms of prevalence improved from 42,677 in 2000 to 41,657 in 2010, exhibiting a growth of 2.39%. Also, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 9.21% from 478 people in 2000 to 522 people in 2010. Despite these changes, the proportion of the Acocella surname per 100k population remained constant at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,677	#41,657	2.39%
Count	478	522	9.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Acocella

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides insights into the ethnic identities associated with the Acocella surname. In 2000, the vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (94.35%), a figure that slightly rose to 94.83% in 2010. There was a notable increase of 28.23% in the number of people who identify as Hispanic from 2000 to 2010. However, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 1.46% in 2000 to zero in 2010. The percentage of those claiming two or more races saw a small decrease of 8.22%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Acocella surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.35%	94.83%	0.51%
Hispanic	2.09%	2.68%	28.23%
Two or More Races	1.46%	1.34%	-8.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.46%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%