Explore the Family Name Andretta

The meaning of Andretta

Italian (Naples and Sicily): 1. from a pet form of the personal name Andrea (see Andreas). 2. habitational name from either of two places called Andretta, in Campania. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Donato, Agostino, Cosmo, Elio, Gaeton, Gino, Luigi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Andretta has had a slight decrease in rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 55,237 to 56,836, marking a change of -2.89%. However, the count of individuals with this last name has increased by 3.16%, from 348 in 2000 to 359 in 2010. As a result, the proportion per 100,000 people has slightly declined by 7.69% in the same ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,237	#56,836	-2.89%
Count	348	359	3.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.12	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Andretta

The Decennial U.S. Census data also gives insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Andretta. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (92.82%), followed by Hispanic (4.60%), and Black (1.44%). By 2010, the percentage of those identifying as White rose to 94.15%, while representation in the Hispanic ethnicity group decreased significantly by 45.43%. The Black ethnicity group saw a slight increase, moving to 1.67%. Notably, 2010 marked the first instance of the surname being associated with two or more races at 1.39%. There were no reported instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.82%	94.15%	1.43%
Hispanic	4.6%	2.51%	-45.43%
Black	1.44%	1.67%	15.97%
Two or More Races	0%	1.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%