Explore the Family Name Baratta

The meaning of Baratta

Italian: occupational name for a market trader, especially in northern Italy, from baratta ‘exchange, sale, buying and selling’, a derivative of barattare ‘to barter’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Pasquale, Alfonse, Antonio, Carmela, Guido, Salvatore, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Baratta has slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname fell by approximately 2.75% from 14,457 in 2000 to 14,854 in 2010. However, the actual count of individuals with the Baratta surname rose by 5.34%, from 1,893 in 2000 to 1,994 in 2010. This resulted in a slight decrease in the proportion per 100,000 people, going from 0.7 in 2000 to 0.68 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,457	#14,854	-2.75%
Count	1,893	1,994	5.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.7	0.68	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Baratta

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Baratta surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decline of about 3.27% over this period. The second most common ethnic identity was Hispanic, which saw a significant increase of 74.77% from 2000 to 2010. There were also increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those reporting two or more races. The percentage of those identifying as Black decreased by 28.57%. There was no data for American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010, 0.30% of individuals with the Baratta surname identified as such.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.61%	91.52%	-3.27%
Hispanic	3.33%	5.82%	74.77%
Two or More Races	0.79%	1.1%	39.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0.8%	26.98%
Black	0.63%	0.45%	-28.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.3%	0%