Explore the Family Name Filosa

The meaning of Filosa

Italian (southern): probably a metonymic occupational name for a fisherman, from Sicilian filuòsa ‘fishing net’. This surname is also found in southern France. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Antonio, Salvatore, Gennaro, Gilda, Pasquale. French Lucien, Andre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Filosa's popularity saw slight variations between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 35,994 in 2000 to 37,544 in 2010, indicating a decrease in popularity by 4.31%. However, the count of individuals with the surname Filosa experienced a minor growth of 0.68%, increasing from 589 in 2000 to 593 in 2010. There was a marginal decline in the proportion per 100k population, decreasing from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,994	#37,544	-4.31%
Count	589	593	0.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.2	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Filosa

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of the individuals with the surname Filosa identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. There was, however, a slight decrease in this ethnic group, moving from 97.96% in 2000 to 96.63% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a notable increase in the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic, growing from 1.02% in 2000 to 2.02% in 2010, marking a 98.04% change. There were no recorded instances of the Filosa surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.96%	96.63%	-1.36%
Hispanic	1.02%	2.02%	98.04%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%