Explore the Family Name Maratea

The meaning of Maratea

Italian (southern): habitational name from Maratea, a place in Potenza province, named from Greek marathon ‘fennel’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gennaro, Carlo, Gaetano, Liberato, Nicoletta.

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

The surname Maratea has seen minor fluctuations in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Maratea was ranked 52,714th most popular surname in the USA and by 2010, it dropped slightly to the 54,418th place, a change of -3.23%. Despite its drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Maratea surname increased from 369 in 2000 to 379 in 2010, showing a small growth of 2.71%. However, as a proportion per 100,000 people, the name has become slightly less common, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010, a decrease of -7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,714	#54,418	-3.23%
Count	369	379	2.71%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Maratea

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the ethnicity of individuals with the Maratea surname has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of Marateas identified as white, with 95.93% in 2000 and 93.93% in 2010, marking a minor decrease of -2.08%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of Marateas identifying themselves as of two or more races showed a slight increase from 1.36% in 2000 to 1.58% in 2010, an increase of 16.18%. The most significant change was seen in the Hispanic group, which rose from 1.63% in 2000 to 3.69% in 2010, a substantial increase of 126.38%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.93%	93.93%	-2.08%
Hispanic	1.63%	3.69%	126.38%
Two or More Races	1.36%	1.58%	16.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%