Explore the Family Name Comella

The meaning of Comella

Italian: from the feminine form of Comelli, a diminutive of Comi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Santo, Agostino, Antonino, Antonio, Carmel, Dante, Giuseppe, Saverio.

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

According to the data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Comella has seen a considerable surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 30,199th but by 2010, it had climbed to the 28,909th spot—a 4.27% increase in rank. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose from 732 to 822, marking a significant uptick of 12.3%. As a result, the proportion of people named Comella per 100k individuals marginally increased from 0.27 to 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,199	#28,909	4.27%
Count	732	822	12.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.28	3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Comella

The Decennial U.S. Census data also offers insights into the ethnic identities associated with the surname Comella. In 2000, nearly 95.49% identified as White, which slightly decreased to 92.70% by 2010—a change of -2.92%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic experienced a striking growth of 69.23%, moving from 2.73% in 2000 to 4.62% in 2010. Furthermore, while there were no Comellas of Asian/Pacific Islander or Black ethnicity recorded in either year, the percentage of those claiming two or more races saw an impressive increase from 0.82% in 2000 to 1.95% in 2010—a massive leap of 137.80%. The proportions of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.49%	92.7%	-2.92%
Hispanic	2.73%	4.62%	69.23%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.95%	137.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%