Explore the Family Name Funaro

The meaning of Funaro

Italian: variant (singular in form) of Funari. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Concetta, Gino, Giuseppe, Palma, Pasquale, Santo, Silvio.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Funaro has seen a shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as 28194th most common surname in 2000, it had slipped to 32865th by 2010, recording a decrease of -16.57%. The number of individuals bearing the Funaro name also dropped from 799 to 698 during this period, representing a decrease of -12.64%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Funaro surname per 100,000 population decreased by -20.0%, moving from 0.3 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,194	#32,865	-16.57%
Count	799	698	-12.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.24	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Funaro

When it comes to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts among those with the Funaro surname. In 2000, 94.12% of the individuals identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had fallen slightly to 90.69% - a change of -3.64%. Over the same period, the proportion identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, jumping from 2.38% to 5.87%. This represents a change of 146.64%. Those identifying with two or more races saw a minor decrease from 2.13% to 2.01%. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander dropped from 0.63% to zero while there were no recorded individuals identifying as Black in either year. Interestingly, 2010 saw the emergence of a new ethnic identity group amongst Funaros - American Indian and Alaskan Natives, accounting for 0.72%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.12%	90.69%	-3.64%
Hispanic	2.38%	5.87%	146.64%
Two or More Races	2.13%	2.01%	-5.63%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%