Explore the Family Name Labate

The meaning of Labate

Italian (rarely L’Abate): variant of Abate ‘priest’, with the definite article l(o). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvator, Salvatore, Aldo, Antonino, Antonio, Carmelo, Carmine, Domenic, Domenico, Francesco, Gaetano.

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

The popularity of the surname Labate has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the surname ranked 26,469 in popularity, with 867 instances recorded across the country. By 2010, however, the name had dropped in rank to 29,093 with a count of 815, marking a change of -9.91% in popularity and -6.0% in count over the decade. Furthermore, the proportion of the surname per 100k people also fell from 0.32 to 0.28 during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,469	#29,093	-9.91%
Count	867	815	-6%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.28	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Labate

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a shift within the distribution of the Labate surname. The majority of those with the surname identified as White in both 2000 (96.08%) and 2010 (94.48%), though there was a slight decrease of -1.67% over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, jumping from 2.42% in 2000 to 4.66% in 2010, a rise of 92.56%. However, no individuals with the surname Labate identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either of the years studied. There was a category for "Two or more races" which reported 1.04% in 2000, but this figure was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.08%	94.48%	-1.67%
Hispanic	2.42%	4.66%	92.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.04%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%