Explore the Family Name Margotta

The meaning of Margotta

Italian: perhaps from the French female personal name Margot. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Canio, Gaetano, Vita, Vito.

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

The surname Margotta was ranked 77,742 in popularity according to the Decennial U.S. Census data from 2000 and moved slightly up to rank 77,522 by 2010. This increase in rank indicates a marginal growth in the usage of the surname over this decade. In terms of numbers, there were 229 individuals with the surname Margotta in 2000, which grew to 247 by 2010, marking an increase of 7.86 percent. Despite this rise in count, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.08 in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,742	#77,522	0.28%
Count	229	247	7.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.08	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Margotta

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Margotta, it can be seen that the vast majority of individuals carrying this name identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with the proportion increasing from 93.01 percent to 95.55 percent based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. There was a slight representation of Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, accounting for 2.02 percent, where there had been none in 2000. The percentage of those identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased from 3.06 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010. Individuals identifying as Hispanic formed 2.62 percent of the Margotta population in 2000, but this group was not represented in the 2010 data. Neither Black nor American Indian and Alaskan Native populations were recorded within the Margotta surname bearers in these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.01%	95.55%	2.73%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.02%	0%
Two or More Races	3.06%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.62%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%