Explore the Family Name Altamura

The meaning of Altamura

Italian (mainly Apulia): habitational name from a place called Altamura, near Bari. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Angelo, Ezio, Giuseppe, Ilario, Leonardo, Mauro, Michelina, Pasquale, Romano, Vincenza, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Altamura has seen a significant increase between 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 46,678 in the United States and increased to 43,732 in 2010, showing a popularity growth of 6.31%. The count of people with this surname also rose from 429 in 2000 to 493 in 2010, marking an increase of 14.92%. The proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 people also saw an uptick from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.17 in 2010, signifying a 6.25% rise.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,678	#43,732	6.31%
Count	429	493	14.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.17	6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Altamura

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals with the surname Altamura identified as White, although this demographic saw a slight decrease from 94.17% in 2000 to 91.68% in 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity saw a significant increase of 73.93% during this time period, rising from 3.03% of those with this surname in 2000 to 5.27% in 2010. Those identifying as two or more races also increased by 19.89%, moving from 1.86% in 2000 to 2.23% in 2010. There were no reported individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity within the Altamura surname population for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.17%	91.68%	-2.64%
Hispanic	3.03%	5.27%	73.93%
Two or More Races	1.86%	2.23%	19.89%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%