Explore the Family Name Borella

The meaning of Borella

Italian: probably a variant of Borello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aldo, Vito, Angelo, Dante, Pietro, Primo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Borella has slightly declined in popularity over the years. In 2000, Borella was ranked as the 52,077th most common surname, but by 2010 it dropped to the 53,667th position, marking a decrease of 3.05%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Borella surname increased from 375 in 2000 to 385 in 2010, which indicates an increase of 2.67%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100k people, there is a -7.14% change, showing that the overall frequency of the surname Borella in the population has slightly decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,077	#53,667	-3.05%
Count	375	385	2.67%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Borella

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Borella surname, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the majority of individuals are white. In 2000, 93.87% identified as white, and although this percentage decreased to 92.47% by 2010, it remains the dominant ethnicity. The Hispanic representation within the Borella surname holders increased significantly from 3.47% to 5.19% between 2000 and 2010, marking a 49.57% change. The category of two or more races was represented in 2000 at 1.33%, but the data for 2010 was suppressed for privacy reasons. Categories such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either represented at 0% or had their data suppressed due to privacy concerns.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.87%	92.47%	-1.49%
Hispanic	3.47%	5.19%	49.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.33%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%