Explore the Family Name Ingrao

The meaning of Ingrao

Italian (southern): from a shortened form of Ingarao, composed of an ancient Germanic personal name equivalent to Gerald, which was imported from Catalonia and Aragon in the form Garau, and either the southern Italian prefix in- ‘belonging to the family of’ or Catalan en ‘lord’ (form of address). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Gaetano, Giuseppe, Carmela, Mario, Sal, Salvatore, Santino, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Ingrao has shown a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 61,544 in 2000 to 53,072 in 2010, reflecting a 13.77% change. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also grew by 27.87%, from 305 in 2000 to 390 in 2010. Thus, the proportion per 100k people increased from 0.11 to 0.13 during this decade.

20002010Change
Rank#61,544#53,07213.77%
Count30539027.87%
Proportion per 100k0.110.1318.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ingrao

When it comes to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that almost all individuals with the surname Ingrao identified as White during both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decrease in this demographic, dropping from 96.72% in 2000 to 95.38% in 2010. Simultaneously, the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a rise, even though the percentage remained low at 2.56% in 2010. No significant changes were observed for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Note that while some people identified as belonging to two or more races in 2000, this category was reported as zero in 2010, possibly due to data suppression for privacy.

20002010Change
White96.72%95.38%-1.39%
Hispanic0%2.56%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races1.64%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%