Explore the Family Name Masella

The meaning of Masella

Italian: from a feminine pet form of the personal name Maso(see Masi). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Rinaldo, Carmine, Dino, Domenico, Gaetano, Leandro, Nino, Orlando, Pasquale, Ugo, Virgilio, Vittorio.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Masella has seen a slight decrease over time. In 2000, the surname ranked 32,227 but fell to 33,567 in popularity in 2010, marking a change of -4.16 percent. The count, however, increased marginally from 674 in 2000 to 679 in 2010, showing a growth of 0.74 percent. Despite this, the proportion of this surname per 100k people experienced an 8 percent drop from 0.25 in 2000 to 0.23 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,227	#33,567	-4.16%
Count	674	679	0.74%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Masella

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Masella, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, there were significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White declined by 4.26 percent, from 96.29 in 2000 to 92.19 in 2010. Meanwhile, the Hispanic identity saw a substantial increase of 119.50 percent, from 2.82 in 2000 to 6.19 in 2010. There was also a minor increase in the proportion of people identifying as two or more races, from 0.74 in 2000 to 0.88 in 2010, which is an increase of 18.92 percent. The counts for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities remained at zero during both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.29%	92.19%	-4.26%
Hispanic	2.82%	6.19%	119.5%
Two or More Races	0.74%	0.88%	18.92%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%