Explore the Family Name Liberti

The meaning of Liberti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Liberto. This surname is also found in southern France. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Angelo, Calogero, Nunzio, Salvatore, Ugo, Carlo, Dino, Filomena, Francesco, Galdino, Lino, Mario, Pasquale, Sal. French Camille, Chantal, Girard, Monique.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Liberti experienced a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 30,753 in popularity but fell to 37,492 by 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 22%. The number of individuals with the Liberti surname also dropped from 715 in 2000 to 594 in 2010, showing a 17% decrease. The proportion of Libertis per 100,000 people likewise decreased by roughly 26%, from 0.27 in 2000 to 0.2 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,753	#37,492	-21.91%
Count	715	594	-16.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.2	-25.93%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Liberti

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Liberti identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. However, there was a slight decline in this group, from 98.18% in 2000 to 94.28% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in the percentage of Libertis identifying as Hispanic, which rose from 1.26% in 2000 to 4.55% in 2010, marking an increase of over 261%. There were no reported Libertis who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.18%	94.28%	-3.97%
Hispanic	1.26%	4.55%	261.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%