Explore the Family Name Moscato

The meaning of Moscato

Italian: from a variant of the personal name Muscato. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Antonio, Sal, Vito, Amedeo, Aniello, Filomena, Gianni, Pasquale, Prisco, Vincenza.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Moscato had seen a slight uptick in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The surname rose from rank 18,087 to 18,043 marking a 0.24 percent increase. The count of people bearing the Moscato surname also increased by 8.8 percent, jumping from 1,421 individuals in 2000 to 1,546 in 2010. However, when you look at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a marginal decrease of 1.89 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,087	#18,043	0.24%
Count	1,421	1,546	8.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.52	-1.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moscato

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts among those with the Moscato surname between 2000 and 2010. There was a notable increase in the percentage of Moscatos who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising by 44.90 percent, and those reporting two or more races, which increased by 33.77 percent. The largest ethnic group remained those who identify as White, though their proportion decreased slightly by 1.13 percent. There was also an increase in the Hispanic population by 14.95 percent. Meanwhile, the percentages for Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native populations remained static, with no noted individuals within these groups carrying the Moscato surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.71%	94.63%	-1.13%
Hispanic	2.81%	3.23%	14.95%
Two or More Races	0.77%	1.03%	33.77%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.49%	0.71%	44.9%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%