Explore the Family Name Chiappa

The meaning of Chiappa

Italian (southern): topographic name for someone who lived in rocky terrain, from Sicilian chiappa ‘stone slab’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Attilio, Angelo, Gino, Giovanni, Italo, Renzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Chiappa has seen a slight decline over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Chiappa was ranked as the 64,750th most common surname in the U.S., while the rank dropped to 71,042 in 2010, showing a decrease of 9.72%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also fell from 287 in 2000 to 275 in 2010, a drop of 4.18%. Consequently, the proportion of the U.S. population with this last name per 100,000 people decreased by 18.18%, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,750	#71,042	-9.72%
Count	287	275	-4.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Chiappa

In terms of ethnicity, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, the overwhelming majority of individuals bearing the Chiappa surname identify as White. In 2000, about 97.56% of those with the Chiappa surname were White, and although this percentage slightly declined, it still comprised a large portion at 95.64% in 2010. During the same period, there was no recorded change in the number of Chiappas identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Interestingly, the data showed a new emergence of the Chiappa surname within the Hispanic community, moving from 0% in 2000 to 4% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.56%	95.64%	-1.97%
Hispanic	0%	4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%