Explore the Family Name Fanara

The meaning of Fanara

Italian (Sicily): occupational name from medieval Greek phanaras ‘lamp maker’ or ‘beacon keeper’, from phanos ‘torch, beacon, lamp’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Natale, Sal, Salvatore, Santo, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Fanara saw a moderate decrease from 2000 to 2010. In terms of ranking, the surname dropped from being the 37,591st most popular in 2000 to the 39,212th in 2010, marking a 4.31% change. The count of people with the Fanara surname, however, slightly increased from 557 individuals in 2000 to 561 in 2010, showing a 0.72% growth. Despite this growth, the proportion of individuals with the Fanara surname per 100,000 people decreased by 9.52%, falling from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,591	#39,212	-4.31%
Count	557	561	0.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fanara

When considering ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Fanara surname are of White ethnic identity. This group made up 95.15% of the Fanara population in 2000 and decreased slightly to 94.47% in 2010, a -0.71% change. Hispanic representation within the Fanara surname population increased by 34.43%, going from 3.05% in 2000 to 4.10% in 2010. People of two or more races made up 1.44% of the Fanara population in 2000, but this figure was not available for 2010. There were no individuals with the Fanara surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.15%	94.47%	-0.71%
Hispanic	3.05%	4.1%	34.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.44%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%