Explore the Family Name Bilotta

The meaning of Bilotta

Italian (southern): 1. from a French personal name, Bil(l)ot, a short form of Robillot, a pet form of Robert. 2. from Old French billotte denoting a ball game using small balls, presumably a nickname for an inveterate player. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Amedeo, Amedio, Angelo, Carmine, Domenic, Donato, Francesco, Giuseppe, Luigi, Palma, Pasquale, Santo.

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

The popularity of the surname Bilotta, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. It ranked at 20,693 in 2000 and slipped to 21,348 by 2010, marking a decrease of 3.17%. However, the count of people carrying the Bilotta surname increased marginally from 1,188 to 1,227 during this period, indicating a growth of 3.28%. The proportion of this surname per 100k population also dipped slightly from 0.44 to 0.42 (-4.55%).

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,693	#21,348	-3.17%
Count	1,188	1,227	3.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.42	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bilotta

Discussing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Bilotta, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals bearing this surname identified as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 98.06% in 2000 to 96.90% in 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase from 1.09% to 2.44%, a change of 123.85%. Those identifying with two or more races also increased from 0.42% to 0.57%, up 35.71%. There was no record of individuals with the Bilotta surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.06%	96.9%	-1.18%
Hispanic	1.09%	2.44%	123.85%
Two or More Races	0.42%	0.57%	35.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%