Explore the Family Name Litalien

The meaning of Litalien

French: ethnic name for an Italian, from Italien ‘Italian’, with fused definite article l’. This is not common in France as a surname; during the Middle Ages people from (northern) Italy living in France were normally referred to as Lombard. History: Giacomo-Bonaventura Stalla dit L’Italien from Rolo in Italy married Marie-Josèphe Amiot in Quebec City, QC, in 1748. Some characteristic forenames: French Alphonse, Florent, Gaston, Laurien, Marie Jean, Rodrigue, Yvon.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Litalien experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010, with its rank dropping by 0.15 from 41,596 to 41,657. However, the count of people bearing the surname increased by approximately 5.88%, from 493 in 2000 to 522 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people remained the same at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,596	#41,657	-0.15%
Count	493	522	5.88%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Litalien

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts among individuals with the surname Litalien. In 2000, nearly all (97.36%) identified as White, but this percentage decreased to 94.25% by 2010. The Hispanic population within this surname saw an increase of 104.10%, rising from 1.22% in 2000 to 2.49% in 2010. Representation of two or more races was introduced in the 2010 census, accounting for 1.72% of those with the Litalien surname. There were no changes in the Asian/Pacific Islander or Black categories, and the American Indian and Alaskan Native category dropped to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.36%	94.25%	-3.19%
Hispanic	1.22%	2.49%	104.1%
Two or More Races	0%	1.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.01%	0%	0%