Explore the Family Name Evola

The meaning of Evola

Italian: perhaps a topographic name from ebbio ‘danewort’ (Sambucus ebulus), from Latin ebullus, or possibly a habitational name from a minor place called with this word. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giuseppe, Salvatore, Damiano, Nunzio, Vito, Concetta, Domenica, Francesco, Gaspare, Leonardo, Marcello, Matteo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Evola has experienced minor changes between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Evola was ranked 25,242nd in terms of commonality and this ranking slightly dropped to 25,332 in 2010, representing a decrease of 0.36%. However, the actual count of people carrying the Evola surname increased from 921 to 977, marking a growth of 6.08%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a small decrease of 2.94%, moving from 0.34 to 0.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,242	#25,332	-0.36%
Count	921	977	6.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.34	0.33	-2.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Evola

Focusing on the ethnic identity of people with the surname Evola, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority identify as White, with an increase from 97.61% in 2000 to 98.06% in 2010. The percentage of Evolas identifying as having two or more ethnicities declined significantly by 33.94%, going from 1.09% to 0.72%. There was a slight increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 0.76% to 0.92%. Meanwhile, no Evolas reported Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native as their ethnicity during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.61%	98.06%	0.46%
Hispanic	0.76%	0.92%	21.05%
Two or More Races	1.09%	0.72%	-33.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%