Explore the Family Name Iafrate

The meaning of Iafrate

Italian (southern): from a short form of the personal name Ianni + frate ‘brother’, i.e. ‘brother Johnny’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Alessio, Dante, Geno, Marco, Pasco, Vito, Aldo, Alfredo, Angelo, Antonio, Arcangelo, Domenic, Enio, Gerardo, Orlando, Renato.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Iafrate in the United States has remained relatively steady from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 36,129th most common surname with a count of 586, while by 2010 it had moved slightly to 36,048th place with a count of 622. This represents a minor increase of 0.22% in rank and 6.14% in count during that decade. However, its proportion per 100,000 people dipped slightly by 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,129	#36,048	0.22%
Count	586	622	6.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.21	-4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Iafrate

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Iafrate identify as White. In 2000, this figure stood at 97.10%, increasing marginally to 97.27% by 2010. Meanwhile, the percentage identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.37% to 1.45%. The data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were either suppressed or recorded as zero, indicating a negligible representation within this surname group. Interestingly, there was a small representation (0.85%) of individuals identifying with two or more races in 2000, but this figure was not present in the 2010 data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.1%	97.27%	0.18%
Hispanic	1.37%	1.45%	5.84%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.85%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%