Explore the Family Name Centola

The meaning of Centola

Italian: habitational name from Centola in Salerno province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Guido, Antonio, Cosmo, Lorenzo, Quido, Romeo, Sal, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity ranking of the surname Centola has dropped slightly over a decade from 2000 to 2010, moving from rank 46,153 to 48,436, marking a decrease of 4.95 percent. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with this surname marginally increased by 0.23 percent, from 435 in 2000 to 436 in 2010. However, when considered as a proportion per 100,000 people, there was a slight decrease of 6.25 percent, suggesting that the overall growth rate of the surname Centola did not keep pace with the total population increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,153	#48,436	-4.95%
Count	435	436	0.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.15	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Centola

In terms of ethnic identity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The most significant change was seen within the Hispanic group, which saw an increase from 2.07 percent to 4.13 percent, marking a rise of 99.52 percent. The percentage of White individuals with the surname Centola decreased by 4.46 percent, from 97.47 percent in 2000 to 93.12 percent in 2010. In contrast, those identifying as two or more races increased to 2.29 percent in 2010. There were no reported changes among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native groups during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.47%	93.12%	-4.46%
Hispanic	2.07%	4.13%	99.52%
Two or More Races	0%	2.29%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%