Explore the Family Name Magnotta

The meaning of Magnotta

Italian (southern): from a diminutive of Magna, a feminine form of Magno 1. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Angelo, Mario, Alphonso, Amadeo, Amedeo, Antonio, Emilio, Gerardo, Livio, Luigi, Ugo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Magnotta" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 31,053rd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped slightly to 31,482nd place, marking a 1.38% drop. Despite this, the actual count of people with this surname increased from 707 in 2000 to 735 in 2010, a rise of 3.96%. However, when viewed as a proportion per 100,000 people, the prevalence of the surname Magnotta decreased by 3.85%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,053	#31,482	-1.38%
Count	707	735	3.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.25	-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Magnotta

Moving onto ethnicity, the census data reveals that individuals with the surname "Magnotta" overwhelmingly identify as White. In 2000, a whopping 98.59% of those named Magnotta identified as such, although this proportion fell slightly to 97.82% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2010, a small percentage (0.82%) of individuals with this surname started identifying as Hispanic, a category that had not been represented in the previous census. No one with the surname Magnotta identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. The data for multiple races was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.59%	97.82%	-0.78%
Hispanic	0%	0.82%	0%
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%