Explore the Family Name Libonati

The meaning of Libonati

Italian: possibly a habitational name from Vibonati in Salerno. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Caesar, Geno, Mario, Roberto.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity or prevalence of the surname Libonati in the United States has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, the rank of this surname was 59,611 and it dropped to 63,698 by 2010, reflecting a change of -6.86. The count of individuals with the surname also tapered off slightly from 317 in 2000 to 313 in 2010, marking a minor decline of -1.26. To put it in perspective, the proportion per 100,000 people reduced from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010, a decline of -8.33.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#59,611	#63,698	-6.86%
Count	317	313	-1.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Libonati

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Libonati has also undergone some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Individuals identifying as White have consistently constituted a major portion of the bearers of the surname, increasing slightly from 94.95% in 2000 to 95.21% in 2010. People of Hispanic ethnicity within this group saw a significant rise from 2.21% to 3.83%, a robust growth of 73.30%. However, the percentage of those who identified themselves as of "Two or more races" dropped from 1.58% to 0%. There were no reported instances of the surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native communities during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.95%	95.21%	0.27%
Hispanic	2.21%	3.83%	73.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.58%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%