Explore the Family Name Liberatore

The meaning of Liberatore

Italian: from the personal name Liberatore, from Latin liberator ‘liberator’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Dante, Domenic, Sal, Umberto, Aldo, Carmine, Ettore, Giacomo, Luigi, Palma.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Liberatore" saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 11,382 in the list of popular surnames, but by 2010, it had slipped to 11,998, marking a change of -5.41%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased by 2.48% over the same period, from 2,540 to 2,603. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.94 in 2000 to 0.88 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,382	#11,998	-5.41%
Count	2,540	2,603	2.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.94	0.88	-6.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liberatore

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Liberatore", according to the Decennial U.S. Census, most individuals identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a small decrease of 2.30% over that decade. Interestingly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic nearly doubled from 1.30% to 2.57%, while those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased from 0.31% to 0.35%. There was a notable increase in the number of individuals identifying as two or more races, which jumped from 0.47% in 2000 to 1.34% in 2010. The data for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.64%	95.39%	-2.3%
Hispanic	1.3%	2.57%	97.69%
Two or More Races	0.47%	1.34%	185.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.35%	12.9%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%