Explore the Family Name Alleva

The meaning of Alleva

Italian (Lombardy): from a personal name, a short form of the omen or well-wishing name Diotalleva, from the phrase Dio t’alleva ‘(may) God help you’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Aldo, Annamarie, Ercole, Gino, Guido, Remo, Rocco, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Alleva has seen minor fluctuations over a decade. In 2000, it ranked 32,227 and moved slightly to 33,695 in 2010, marking a decrease of 4.56%. The number of individuals with this surname remained nearly constant, increasing marginally from 674 in 2000 to 676 in 2010, an increase of 0.3%. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname Alleva declined by 8% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,227	#33,695	-4.56%
Count	674	676	0.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alleva

Turning to ethnic identity, the census data shows that the vast majority of individuals carrying the Alleva surname identify as White, although this proportion decreased slightly from 96.88% in 2000 to 95.41% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 1.19% in 2000 to 2.22% in 2010, marking a change of 86.55%. The proportions of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races remained static at 0.74% and 1.04% respectively. The data showed no Allevas identifying as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either year, based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	95.41%	-1.52%
Hispanic	1.19%	2.22%	86.55%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.04%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.74%	0.74%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%