Explore the Family Name Macari

The meaning of Macari

Italian: 1. patronymic or plural form of the personal name Macario. 2. possibly also an Italianized form of Maqqarah, a place in Algeria, assimilated to the name in 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alessandra, Angelo, Edo, Leonardo, Pasco, Rocco.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Macari has seen slight fluctuations in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. Ranked at 30,292nd place in 2000, it slid marginally to the 30,600th place by 2010, marking a decrease of approximately 1.02%. However, the actual count of people with the last name Macari increased over this period from 729 to 762, which signifies a 4.53% growth. Despite this increase in number, the proportion of individuals bearing the Macari surname per 100,000 people slightly declined by 3.7%, from 0.27 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,292	#30,600	-1.02%
Count	729	762	4.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Macari

Delving into the ethnic identity of those carrying the Macari surname, as provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals an interesting shift between 2000 and 2010. A significant majority, 95.47% in 2000 and 92.26% in 2010, identify as White. The Hispanic representation also saw an impressive jump from 2.74% to 6.04% over the decade, marking a change of 120.44%. Conversely, there was a reduction in those identifying with two or more races, dropping from 1.10% in 2000 to no reported cases in 2010. There were minimal to no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.47%	92.26%	-3.36%
Hispanic	2.74%	6.04%	120.44%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.66%	0%
Two or More Races	1.1%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%