Explore the Family Name Bottaro

The meaning of Bottaro

Italian: occupational name for a maker, seller, or repairer of barrels, from an agent derivative of botte ‘barrel’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Mario, Salvatore, Alvaro, Gaetano, Sebastiano.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Bottaro has grown in popularity over the decade. In 2000, it was ranked as the 69,636th most common surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to the 62,189th position, showing a percentage increase of roughly 10.69%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also increased from 263 to 322 within the same decade, marking a significant rise of approximately 22.43%. The proportion of individuals named Bottaro per 100,000 population also saw an increment of 10%, rising from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,636	#62,189	10.69%
Count	263	322	22.43%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bottaro

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Bottaro surname identified as White, making up 89.35% of the total in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 86.96% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a modest uptick from 8.37% in 2000 to 9.32% in 2010. Meanwhile, representation among other ethnicities was either negligible or non-existent. For instance, no persons with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both years. However, there was a small percentage (1.86%) in 2010 who identified with two or more races, a category not represented in the 2000 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	89.35%	86.96%	-2.67%
Hispanic	8.37%	9.32%	11.35%
Two or More Races	0%	1.86%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%