Explore the Family Name Carrara

The meaning of Carrara

Italian (southern): habitational name from any of various places called Carrara, from Latin carraria ‘quarry’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Guido, Angelo, Alessandro, Amerigo, Antonio, Arrigo, Carlo, Enzo, Gaetano, Giovanni, Guerino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Carrara has seen a rise in popularity in the United States over the past decade. In 2000, it was ranked 20,945 and increased to 18,550 by 2010, showing an 11.43 percent increase in rank. The number of people with this last name also grew during this period, from 1,170 to 1,487, a growth of 27.09 percent. The proportion of people named Carrara per 100,000 also went up, from 0.43 in 2000 to 0.5 in 2010, marking a 16.28 percent change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,945	#18,550	11.43%
Count	1,170	1,487	27.09%
Proportion per 100k	0.43	0.5	16.28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Carrara

Looking at the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the last name Carrara identify as White, though there was a slight decrease of about 9.71 percent from 91.62 percent in 2000 to 82.72 percent in 2010. There was a significant increase in the percentage of Carraras who identify as Hispanic, spiking from 7.18 percent in 2000 to 16.41 percent in 2010, indicating a 128.55 percent change. Additionally, the percentage of Carraras identifying as two or more ethnic identities dipped from 0.94 percent in 2000 to 0.34 percent in 2010, a drop of 63.83 percent. There were no Carraras who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.62%	82.72%	-9.71%
Hispanic	7.18%	16.41%	128.55%
Two or More Races	0.94%	0.34%	-63.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%