Explore the Family Name Foresta

The meaning of Foresta

Italian: presumably a topographic name for someone living by a forest, foresta, or a habitational name from any of numerous places called with this word. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Nino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname 'Foresta' has seen slight changes in its popularity over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked 41,995 and by 2010, it had improved slightly to 41,959. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 487 to 518, reflecting a growth rate of 6.37%. However, the proportion per 100k people remained constant at 0.18, indicating that the increase in the number of people with the 'Foresta' surname was consistent with the overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,995	#41,959	0.09%
Count	487	518	6.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Foresta

The ethnic identity associated with the 'Foresta' surname also underwent some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. A significant majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 95.69% in 2000 and 94.02% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw a slight decrease from 2.05% to 1.93%, while the Black demographic witnessed an increase from 1.23% to 1.74%. Notably, there were no individuals with the 'Foresta' surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. There was a minor emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2010, which was not reported in the 2000 census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.69%	94.02%	-1.75%
Hispanic	2.05%	1.93%	-5.85%
Black	1.23%	1.74%	41.46%
Two or More Races	0%	1.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%