Explore the Family Name Matarazzo

The meaning of Matarazzo

Italian (Sicily): from Sicilian dialect matarazzu ‘mattress’, a derivative of Arabic maṭraḥ ‘place to lie down’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Angelo, Antonio, Ciro, Salvatore, Santo, Luciano, Sal, Aniello, Elio, Enrico, Giuseppe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Matarazzo saw a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped approximately 5.46%, moving from 17,457 to 18,411 during this ten year period. Despite its ranking, there was a slight increase in the number of people bearing the Matarazzo surname with a rise from 1,489 in 2000 to 1,504 in 2010 - a 1.01% uptick. Yet, when considering the proportion per 100k people, the representation of the Matarazzo surname decreased by 7.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,457	#18,411	-5.46%
Count	1,489	1,504	1.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.55	0.51	-7.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Matarazzo

Regarding ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the vast majority of individuals with the Matarazzo surname identified as White, although this percentage decreased slightly from 95.57% in 2000 to 94.35% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, up by 21.76% over the decade, while the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native also increased, albeit from a low base point, by 50%. On the other hand, there was a negligible decrease in individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races, down by 0.88%. No individuals with the Matarazzo surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.57%	94.35%	-1.28%
Hispanic	2.62%	3.19%	21.76%
Two or More Races	1.14%	1.13%	-0.88%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.4%	0.6%	50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%