Explore the Family Name Collura

The meaning of Collura

Italian (southern): metonymic occupational name for a baker, from late Greek kolloura denoting a type of bread. Pronounced Collurà, it is from medieval Greek kollouras ‘baker’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Sal, Santo, Rocco, Aldo, Carlo, Carmelo, Francesco, Gaspare, Giovanni, Petrina.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Collura has experienced slight fluctuations in popularity over time. In 2000, it was ranked 17,561st most popular name in the United States and by 2010, its rank dropped to 17,951st. Despite a decrease in rank, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 1,477 in 2000 to 1,557 in 2010, demonstrating a 5.42% growth. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal decrease of 3.64%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,561	#17,951	-2.22%
Count	1,477	1,557	5.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.53	-3.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Collura

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Collura identify as White, although there has been a decline from 98.24% in 2000 to 95.95% in 2010. The census also shows an increase in the Hispanic representation within the Collura surname bearers—rising from 0.95% in 2000 to 2.76% in 2010. In addition, there were slight increases in those identifying as Black and those reporting two or more races. There was no representation among American Indian and Alaskan Natives, while Asian/Pacific Islander representation disappeared completely by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.24%	95.95%	-2.33%
Hispanic	0.95%	2.76%	190.53%
Two or More Races	0%	0.71%	0%
Black	0%	0.32%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.34%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%