Explore the Family Name Enea

The meaning of Enea

Italian: from the personal name Enea, Italian form of Aeneas, the Latin name of the Trojan hero credited in classical legend with founding the Roman state. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Ascanio, Gaetano, Sal, Antonio, Francesca, Francesco, Gennaro, Girolamo, Giuseppe, Neno, Orazio, Rocco, Teobaldo.

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

The surname Enea, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the Enea name was ranked 35,003 and by 2010 it had moved to 35,489, indicating a -1.39% change in its ranking. Despite this, the number of individuals with the Enea surname increased from 610 in the year 2000 to 634 in 2010, marking a growth of 3.93%. However, the proportion per 100,000 people declined by -8.7%, moving from 0.23 to 0.21 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,003	#35,489	-1.39%
Count	610	634	3.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Enea

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Enea surname identify as White, accounting for 94.26% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 94.32% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic grew by 11.58% in the same period, from 3.11% to 3.47%. Conversely, the percentage of Eneas who identified with two or more races decreased by 30%, falling from 1.80% in 2000 to 1.26% in 2010. There were no Eneas who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.26%	94.32%	0.06%
Hispanic	3.11%	3.47%	11.58%
Two or More Races	1.8%	1.26%	-30%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%