Explore the Family Name Guttilla

The meaning of Guttilla

Italian (southern): possibly from a pet form of the ancient Germanic personal name Gotto, or, alternatively, a variant of Cutilla, a topographic name, or possibly a nickname, from a diminutive of Cuti, from Sicilian cuti ‘pebble’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Sal, Vito, Antonio, Francesca, Gasper.

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

According to data based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Guttilla has seen a rise in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name Guttilla improved from 68,172nd most popular name in 2000 to 62,359th in 2010, indicating an upward trend of 8.53%. Additionally, the number of individuals with the surname Guttilla increased by 18.89% from 270 in 2000 to 321 in 2010. The proportion of individuals with the Guttilla surname per 100,000 people also saw a growth of 10%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#68,172	#62,359	8.53%
Count	270	321	18.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Guttilla

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates a few changes in the distribution among those bearing the surname Guttilla in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 96.3% identified as White, which decreased to 90.65% in 2010. The percentage of Guttilla individuals identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 152.55%, rising from 3.33% in 2000 to 8.41% in 2010. There was no change in the Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories during this period, all remaining at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.3%	90.65%	-5.87%
Hispanic	3.33%	8.41%	152.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%