Explore the Family Name Mastrocola

The meaning of Mastrocola

Italian (southern): from a title of respect composed of mastro ‘master craftsman’ + Còla, a short form of the personal name Nicola (see Nicholas). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Marcello, Vittorio, Carlo, Luigi, Nicola, Rocco, Aldo, Angelo, Armando, Assunta, Camillo, Domenico, Elio, Mario.

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

The surname Mastrocola, based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010 with its rank moving from 37,881 to 39,419, marking a -4.06% change. The actual count of people with the surname marginally increased by 1.27%, from 551 in 2000 to 558 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 population showed a small decline over the decade from 0.2 to 0.19, a -5.0% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,881	#39,419	-4.06%
Count	551	558	1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mastrocola

As for the ethnic identity associated with Mastrocola, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that this surname was predominantly identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease in this group by -1.26%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year. The proportion of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities rose significantly by 31.19%, from 1.09% to 1.43% during the same period. Also, a new appearance in 2010 was the Hispanic category, registering at 1.79%, which wasn't present in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.82%	96.59%	-1.26%
Hispanic	0%	1.79%	0%
Two or More Races	1.09%	1.43%	31.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%