Explore the Family Name La Penna

The meaning of La Penna

Italian (also Lapenna): variant of Penna, with the addition of the definite article la. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Vito, Dino, Fausto, Filomena, Luciano, Pasqualino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname La Penna has seen a slight decline in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,673 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to 35,945, indicating a dip in popularity of around -3.67%. However, the count of people with this surname increased marginally from 617 in 2000 to 624 in 2010, a rise of 1.13%. The proportion per 100,000 also decreased slightly from 0.23 in 2000 to 0.21 in 2010, a decrease of about -8.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,673	#35,945	-3.67%
Count	617	624	1.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name La Penna

In terms of ethnicity, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the vast majority of individuals bearing the surname La Penna identify as White, remaining relatively stable at 96.6% in 2000 and 96.31% in 2010. There was a small representation of those identifying as Hispanic at 1.13% in 2000, decreasing slightly to 1.12% in 2010. A very small percentage identified with two or more races, going from 1.46% in 2000 to 0.96% in 2010, a notable decrease of approximately -34.25%. Interestingly, an identification with American Indian and Alaskan Native appeared in 2010 at 0.96%, while there were no recorded instances of this in 2000. There were no reported instances of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.6%	96.31%	-0.3%
Hispanic	1.13%	1.12%	-0.88%
Two or More Races	1.46%	0.96%	-34.25%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.96%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%