Explore the Family Name Avitabile

The meaning of Avitabile

Italian (southern): apparently from an altered form of the adjective abitabile ‘habitable’, of unclear motivation. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Angelo, Camillo, Alberico, Gaetano, Grazia, Guido, Romeo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Avitabile saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 44,738th most common name in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 46,487th. Despite this drop in rank, the number of people with the Avitabile surname actually increased slightly over the same period, from 452 in 2000 to 458 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the Avitabile surname decreased by 5.88%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,738	#46,487	-3.91%
Count	452	458	1.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.16	-5.88%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Avitabile

The ethnicity associated with the Avitabile surname, as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly white, accounting for 93.36% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 93.67% in 2010. Over the same decade, the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races decreased from 2.65% to 1.53%. The representation of Hispanic individuals within the Avitabile surname population saw an increase of 26.77%, moving from 3.10% in 2000 to 3.93% in 2010. There were no recorded individuals with the Avitabile surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.36%	93.67%	0.33%
Hispanic	3.1%	3.93%	26.77%
Two or More Races	2.65%	1.53%	-42.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%