Explore the Family Name Merola

The meaning of Merola

Italian (southern): nickname from Neapolitan merula ‘female blackbird’, from Latin merula (see Merlo). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Marco, Sal, Alfonse, Guido, Lorenzo, Pasquale, Salvatore, Antonio, Carlo, Fiore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Merola has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Merola ranked 14,226th in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had fallen to rank 16,136, indicating a change of -13.43%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the surname also dropped from 1935 in 2000 to 1793 in 2010, marking a -7.34% change. The proportion per 100,000 people likewise declined from 0.72 to 0.61, experiencing a -15.28% shift.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,226	#16,136	-13.43%
Count	1,935	1,793	-7.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.61	-15.28%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Merola

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the name Merola, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, we find that the majority identifies as White, with 95.40% in 2000 and a negligible decrease to 95.37% in 2010. There was significant growth in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.22% in 2000 to 3.12% in 2010, showing a 40.54% increase. Although smaller in overall numbers, the percentage of those claiming Asian/Pacific Islander heritage increased by 23.61%, while Black heritage slightly grew from 0.26% to 0.28%. Individuals identifying with two or more races saw a drastic decline from 1.40% to 0.33%. The percentage for American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.00% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.4%	95.37%	-0.03%
Hispanic	2.22%	3.12%	40.54%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0.89%	23.61%
Two or More Races	1.4%	0.33%	-76.43%
Black	0.26%	0.28%	7.69%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%