Explore the Family Name Aprea

The meaning of Aprea

Italian (Campania, mainly Napoli): habitational name for someone from Prea in Campania (from da Prea ‘from Prea’, reinterpreted as d’Aprea ‘from Aprea’). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aniello, Carmine, Luigi, Antonio, Bernardo, Carlo, Ciro, Filippo, Gennaro, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Graziano, Luca, Mario, Nadina, Silverio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Aprea experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,654th most common surname and by 2010, it dropped slightly to the 46,314th position, a change of -3.72%. However, the count of individuals with the Aprea surname increased from 453 to 460 people during the same period, reflecting a 1.55% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people declined by 5.88%, moving from 0.17 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,654	#46,314	-3.72%
Count	453	460	1.55%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Aprea

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Aprea also shifted somewhat between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of individuals identifying as Aprea maintained their ethnicity as White, experiencing a small increase from 91.61% to 92.17%. The proportion of those who identify as Hispanic saw an increase of 9.4%, from 5.96% to 6.52%. Those who identified with two or more races in 2000 (1.32%) disappeared completely by 2010. There were no recorded instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.61%	92.17%	0.61%
Hispanic	5.96%	6.52%	9.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%