Explore the Family Name Attalla

The meaning of Attalla

Arabic (mainly Egypt): variant of Atallah.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Attalla has risen significantly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Attalla was ranked as the 60,887th most popular surname in the United States. By 2010, however, the rank had increased to 53,316, indicating a positive change of 12.43%. The number of individuals bearing this last name also grew from 309 to 388 during the same period, representing a substantial increase of 25.57%. This means that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., approximately 0.11 in 2000 and 0.13 in 2010 had the surname Attalla.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#60,887	#53,316	12.43%
Count	309	388	25.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Attalla

Ethnic identity data based on the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Attalla identify themselves as White. In 2000, this figure was at 77.99% which then notably increased to 94.59% in 2010. There was a small percentage (2.59%) of Hispanics with the surname in 2000, decreasing to 1.80% by 2010. Furthermore, those identifying as Black or African American using this surname appeared within the 2010 census at 2.06%. However, there were no recorded instances of Attallas identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either the 2000 or 2010 censuses. Individuals identifying with two or more races were recorded in 2000 at 17.15%, but this figure dropped to zero in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.99%	94.59%	21.28%
Black	0%	2.06%	0%
Hispanic	2.59%	1.8%	-30.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	17.15%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%