Explore the Family Name Formato

The meaning of Formato

Italian: probably a nickname from formato ‘mature, fully grown’ or from a shortened form of ben formato ‘well made, well built’; alternatively, from the medieval personal name Formatus of the same origin. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giuseppe, Angelo, Rinaldo, Rocco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Formato is not very common in the United States. In 2000, it held a rank of 46,678 and saw a slight drop in popularity to 49,268 by 2010, marking a change of -5.55%. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a minimal decrease from 429 in 2000 to 427 in 2010, reflecting a mere -0.47% change. Consequently, the proportion of people per 100,000 with the Formato surname decreased by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,678	#49,268	-5.55%
Count	429	427	-0.47%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Formato

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Formato, it is predominantly tied to those who identify as White, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. With little change between 2000 and 2010, approximately 97.19% of individuals with this surname identified as White. The next significant ethnic group is Hispanic, which saw an increase from 1.17% in 2000 to 2.34% in 2010. Notably, there were no individuals with the Formato surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of these census years. The category for 'Two or more races' was only represented in the 2000 data at 1.17% but was absent by the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.2%	97.19%	-0.01%
Hispanic	1.17%	2.34%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.17%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%