Explore the Family Name La Barbera

The meaning of La Barbera

Italian (Sicily and southern Calabria): variant of Barbera, with the definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Salvatore, Vito, Angelo, Ciro, Francesca, Giuseppe, Vincenzo, Antonio, Carmine, Cataldo, Domenico.

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How common is the last name La Barbera in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname La Barbera has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 11,492 and by 2010, it fell to rank 12,115, marking a change of -5.42%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased slightly during the same period, with 2,513 individuals in 2000 and 2,573 in 2010. This represents a growth of 2.39%. The proportion of people named La Barbera per 100,000 population also decreased by -6.45% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,492	#12,115	-5.42%
Count	2,513	2,573	2.39%
Proportion per 100k	0.93	0.87	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name La Barbera

The ethnic identity associated with the surname La Barbera also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. Most notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic significantly increased from 2.90% to 4.94%, a jump of 70.34%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 94.91% to 92.89%. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased marginally, while the percentage of those identifying as two or more races saw a decrease of -17.32%. There were no recorded individuals with this surname identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.91%	92.89%	-2.13%
Hispanic	2.9%	4.94%	70.34%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.05%	-17.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.58%	3.57%
Black	0.36%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%