Explore the Family Name Gilberto

The meaning of Gilberto

Italian: from a shortened form of the personal name Giliberto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Domenic, Gino, Massimo, Pietro, Sebastiano, Segundo. Spanish Ana, Fernando, Gonzalez, Jose, Maldonado.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Gilberto has experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 47,389 in popularity but fell to 49,546 by 2010, marking a change of -4.55%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 421 to 424, a growth rate of 0.71%. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decrease from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010, showing a drop of 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,389	#49,546	-4.55%
Count	421	424	0.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gilberto

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Gilberto, again according to the Decennial U.S. Census, some shifts were noticed from 2000 to 2010. The highest percentage was found within the White population, representing 69.36% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 65.80% in 2010. There was a significant increase in the Hispanic representation from 28.50% to 32.55%, an impressive growth of 14.21%. Interestingly, the Black population started to appear in the 2010 data, marking 1.18% of the Gilbertos. No data was reported for the Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories in both years, while the representation of two or more races disappeared from the 2010 data after previously making up 1.43% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	69.36%	65.8%	-5.13%
Hispanic	28.5%	32.55%	14.21%
Black	0%	1.18%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.43%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%