Explore the Family Name Barretta

The meaning of Barretta

Italian: probably from a diminutive of barra ‘barrier, bar’ or from Calabrian dialect barretta ‘cap’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Santo, Carmine, Giuseppe, Carmela, Cataldo, Gaetano, Giacomo, Giovanna, Leonardo, Luigi, Nunzia, Salvatore.

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

The surname Barretta, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decline in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 27,526 and dropped to 34,574 in rank by 2010, marking a decrease of 25.6 percent. The number of people with the surname also went down from 824 in 2000 to 654 in 2010, a noticeable reduction of 20.63 percent. Consequently, the proportion of the population with the Barretta surname per 100,000 decreased by 29.03 percent during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#34,574	-25.6%
Count	824	654	-20.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.22	-29.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Barretta

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows changes for the Barretta surname between 2000 and 2010. While the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders remained unchanged at zero, there was a significant increase of 95 percent in the Hispanic representation, rising from 4 percent to 7.80 percent. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races almost doubled, increasing by 89.04 percent. The White representation saw a minor decrease, moving from 93.08 percent to 89.45 percent. The Black representation, however, dropped to zero from 1.58 percent in 2000. There were no individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.08%	89.45%	-3.9%
Hispanic	4%	7.8%	95%
Two or More Races	0.73%	1.38%	89.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.92%	0%
Black	1.58%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%