Explore the Family Name Matarrese

The meaning of Matarrese

Italian: variant of Matarese. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Giovanni, Giuseppe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Matarrese has seen a modest decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name dropped slightly from 66,676 in 2000 to 70,403 in 2010, indicating a drop of approximately 5.59%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Matarrese surname rose minimally from 277 to 278 during this period, reflecting a marginal increase of 0.36%. Proportionally, the occurrence of the Matarrese surname per 100,000 people saw a decrease of 10%, going down from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,676	#70,403	-5.59%
Count	277	278	0.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Matarrese

Diving into the ethnic identity associated with the Matarrese surname using Decennial U.S. Census data, it's primarily linked to individuals identifying as White, with a slight increase from 92.42% in 2000 to 92.45% in 2010. There was also an appreciable growth in the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic with this surname, jumping from 2.89% to 5.40% within the same decade, which represents an increase of 86.85%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals who identify as two or more races and have the Matarrese surname decreased by half, from 3.61% to 1.80%. The surname showed no association with individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010, maintaining a steady figure of 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.42%	92.45%	0.03%
Hispanic	2.89%	5.4%	86.85%
Two or More Races	3.61%	1.8%	-50.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%