Explore the Family Name Metro
The meaning of Metro
1. Americanized form of Rusyn (mainly from Slovakia), Albanian or southern Italian Mitro 1, and also a shortened and altered form of Mitrohlka, itself an altered form of Rusyn Mytrovka (also transliterated Mitrovka), a derivative of the personal name Mytro, Mitro. 2. American shortened and altered form of Greek Mitros and its derivatives (see Mitro 2), or a shortened form of the patronymic Metropoulos. 3. French: perhaps an altered form of Metrau or Métreau, derivatives of Maître (see Maitre). 4. Spanish: from metro ‘metre, measure, rule’. History: The ancestor of many of the American bearers of the surname Metro was Piotr Mitrohlka (born 1878) who came from Austria-Hungary to PA some time before 1901, the year in which he married Mary Regan in Luzerne County, PA. The form Mitrohlka, most likely, results from a misinterpretation of the original Germanized form Mitrowka. The surname of his supposed brother George (György in Hungarian), who came to the US in 1895, was Mitrovka.
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How common is the last name Metro in the United States?
Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Metro" saw a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 21,754 in 2000 to 23,604 in 2010, representing an 8.5% decline over the decade. The total count of individuals with this surname also fell slightly by 3.59%, from 1,115 in 2000 to 1,075 in 2010. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was a 12.2% decrease, moving from 0.41 to 0.36.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #21,754 | #23,604 | -8.5% |
| Count | 1,115 | 1,075 | -3.59% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.41 | 0.36 | -12.2% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Metro
The ethnic identity associated with the surname "Metro" also exhibited shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest group remained Whites, which decreased marginally from 95.87% to 95.16%. There was no Asian/Pacific Islander or Black representation in 2010, as compared to 2000. A small percentage identified as having two or more races, decreasing from 1.08% to 0.84%. The Hispanic representation, however, nearly doubled from 1.61% in 2000 to 2.88% in 2010. Lastly, American Indian and Alaskan Native representation appeared in 2010 at 0.56%, whereas it was absent in 2000.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.87% | 95.16% | -0.74% |
| Hispanic | 1.61% | 2.88% | 78.88% |
| Two or More Races | 1.08% | 0.84% | -22.22% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.56% | 0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 1.17% | 0% | 0% |