Explore the Family Name Coletta

The meaning of Coletta

Italian: from the feminine form of the personal name Coletto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Domenic, Flavio, Luigi, Rocco, Angelo, Carmine, Cesare, Ciro, Cosmo, Vito, Donato.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Coletta saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Coletta was the 16721st most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 16958th rank, representing a change of -1.42%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 1575 in 2000 to 1676 in 2010, an increase of 6.41%. The proportion of people named Coletta per 100k also decreased slightly, from 0.58 in 2000 to 0.57 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,721	#16,958	-1.42%
Count	1,575	1,676	6.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.57	-1.72%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Coletta

The ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Coletta surname has also seen some shifts, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority identified as White, although this percentage dropped from 96.38% in 2000 to 94.57% in 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, going up from 1.65% in 2000 to 3.46% in 2010, a change of 109.70%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw an increase, moving from 0.38% to 0.42%. On the other hand, those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly from 0.95% to 0.60%. Furthermore, the 2010 census introduced new categories like Black (0.60%) and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.36%), which were not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.38%	94.57%	-1.88%
Hispanic	1.65%	3.46%	109.7%
Two or More Races	0.95%	0.6%	-36.84%
Black	0%	0.6%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.38%	0.42%	10.53%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.36%	0%