Explore the Family Name Figliola

The meaning of Figliola

Italian: diminutive of Figlia, from ‘daughter, girl’, Latin filia, perhaps used to distinguish a mother and daughter bearing the same personal name, or from a female short form of a compound name formed with the element -figlio (‘son, boy’), such as Bonfiglio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Flavio, Rocco, Veto, Vito.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Figliola has seen a slight decline in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it stood at rank 65,492 but dropped to position 66,931 in 2010, marking a -2.2 change in rank. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.24 percent during this period, moving from 283 in 2000 to 295 in 2010. The proportion per 100k remained consistent at 0.1 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,492	#66,931	-2.2%
Count	283	295	4.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.1	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Figliola

Moving onto ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the Figliola surname is predominantly associated with those identifying as White, which saw a slight increase from 95.76 percent in 2000 to 96.27 percent in 2010. There's also a small representation within the Hispanic community, which grew from 2.12 percent in 2000 to 2.71 percent in 2010—a significant 27.83 percent upward change. The data for individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities were either nonexistent or suppressed (S) for privacy. Moreover, the representation of this surname among those identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.77 percent in 2000 to none by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.76%	96.27%	0.53%
Hispanic	2.12%	2.71%	27.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.77%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%