Explore the Family Name Fabris

The meaning of Fabris

Italian: patronymic from Fabro ‘smith’. The patronymic is formed with the Latin ablative plural suffix -is imparting the sense ‘belonging to, of’, in this case ‘member of the smith’s family’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Aldo, Dante, Dino, Domenic, Fiorenzo, Humberto, Luigia, Marino, Mario, Sergio, Valentino, Manuel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Fabris has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Fabris was ranked 43,290th and by 2010 it had slipped to 48,256th, marking an 11.47% decline. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased during the same period from 470 in 2000 to 438 in 2010, which is a 6.81% decrease. The proportion of people named Fabris per 100,000 people also fell by 11.76%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,290	#48,256	-11.47%
Count	470	438	-6.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fabris

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Fabris, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that it is predominantly White. In 2000, 90.64% of those with this name were categorized as White, but this proportion declined slightly by 1.77% to 89.04% in 2010. The percentage of people with this surname who are Hispanic increased significantly from 6.17% in 2000 to 9.59% in 2010, representing a 55.43% rise. There were no recorded instances of the Fabris surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, and Black categories in either year. The proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals fell from 1.70% in 2000 to 1.14% in 2010, a drop of 32.94%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.64%	89.04%	-1.77%
Hispanic	6.17%	9.59%	55.43%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.7%	1.14%	-32.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%