Explore the Family Name Melara

The meaning of Melara

Italian: habitational name from any of the places called Melara, for example in Rovigo province (Veneto). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Jorge, Ricardo, Julio, Leticia, Manuel, Corina, Humberto, Jorge Alberto, Luis, Marta. Portuguese Ligia.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Melara has seen a notable increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Melara was ranked the 13,755th most common surname, but by 2010 it had climbed to 10,204th. This represents an upward shift of over 25 percent. The count of individuals with this surname also rose significantly during this period, from 2,020 in 2000 to 3,157 in 2010, a surge of more than 56 percent. The proportion of people named Melara per 100,000 also increased by approximately 43 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,755	#10,204	25.82%
Count	2,020	3,157	56.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.75	1.07	42.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Melara

Ethnically, the Melara surname is predominantly Hispanic, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 87.38 percent of those with this surname identified as Hispanic, and this number increased slightly to 90.21 percent in 2010. Those identifying as White with the surname decreased from 10.64 percent to 7.82 percent in the same timeframe. There was also a significant rise in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, growing from 0.59 percent in 2000 to 1.30 percent in 2010. However, there were no individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, a decrease from small percentages in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	87.38%	90.21%	3.24%
White	10.64%	7.82%	-26.5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	1.3%	120.34%
Two or More Races	0.5%	0.48%	-4%
Black	0.54%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.35%	0%	0%