Explore the Family Name Gatta

The meaning of Gatta

Italian: nickname from Old Italian gatta ‘cat’. Compare Gatto and La Gatta. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Antonio, Ciriaco, Pasco, Attilio, Caesar, Enrico, Lorenzo, Oreste, Rocco, Vincenzo, Vittorio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gatta experienced a minor drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the name went from 30,753 in 2000 to 32,123 in 2010, reflecting a decrease of 4.45%. However, the actual count of individuals with this last name saw a marginal increase from 715 in 2000 to 718 in 2010, a growth rate of 0.42%. The proportion per 100k people also dropped by 11.11% during this period, from 0.27 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#32,123	-4.45%
Count	715	718	0.42%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gatta

Examining the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we can see some shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Gatta surname between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White remained the majority, although the percentage decreased slightly from 96.5% to 94.71%. There was a marked rise in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, which increased from 1.26% to 3.06%, showing a change of 142.86%. Additionally, there was a significant jump in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.7% to 1.39%, a 98.57% change. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black remained stable at 0.70%. No data was available for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native or belonging to two or more races in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.5%	94.71%	-1.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.26%	3.06%	142.86%
Hispanic	0.7%	1.39%	98.57%
Black	0.7%	0.7%	0%
Two or More Races	0.84%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%