Explore the Family Name Gulotta

The meaning of Gulotta

Italian: from the female personal name, a pet form of Gulla. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gasper, Vito, Carlo, Angelo, Carmelo, Domenica, Geno, Ignazio, Marco, Nino, Pietro, Rino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Gulotta saw a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 27,924 in 2000, it rose to 27,204 in 2010, marking a 2.58% change. The count of individuals with the Gulotta surname also increased during this period, going from 809 in 2000 to 889 in 2010, a growth of nearly 10%. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 remained steady at 0.3 both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,924	#27,204	2.58%
Count	809	889	9.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gulotta

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the Gulotta surname identified as White, making up 96.66% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 94.94% in 2010. The number of Hispanic individuals with the surname saw a substantial increase of 88.82%, moving from 1.61% in 2000 to 3.04% in 2010. Additionally, there were minor changes within other ethnic identities: Black representation was recorded for the first time in 2010 at 0.90%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also appeared in 2010 at 0.67%. In contrast, the percentage of those claiming two or more races dropped from 1.11% in 2000 to zero in 2010. Individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native were not recorded in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.66%	94.94%	-1.78%
Hispanic	1.61%	3.04%	88.82%
Black	0%	0.9%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.67%	0%
Two or More Races	1.11%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%