Explore the Family Name La Macchia

The meaning of La Macchia

Italian (also Lamacchia): variant of Macchia, with the addition of the definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Placido, Rocco, Antonio, Carmela, Carmelo, Cosmo, Giuseppe, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname La Macchia saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, La Macchia ranked 29,696th in terms of popularity and it fell slightly to 29,986th by 2010. This represents a minor change of -0.98%. However, the count, or the number of people with this surname, actually increased by 4.68% over the same period, from 748 people in 2000 to 783 in 2010. The proportion of people named La Macchia per 100,000 also experienced a slight decrease of -3.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,696	#29,986	-0.98%
Count	748	783	4.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.27	-3.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name La Macchia

The ethnicity of individuals with the surname La Macchia showed some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While the majority of people with this surname were identified as White (96.93% in 2000 and 96.81% in 2010), there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, growing from 0.94% in 2000 to 2.30% in 2010. This is a significant change of 144.68%. The percentage of people identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased to zero by 2010, down from 1.87% in 2000. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native with this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	96.81%	-0.12%
Hispanic	0.94%	2.3%	144.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%