Explore the Family Name Naccarato

The meaning of Naccarato

Italian (southern): 1. nickname from Sicilian nnaccaratu ‘graceful, charming, dear’. 2. possibly from old Italian naccherato ‘teased’, from naccherare ‘to tease’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carmine, Filippo, Antonio, Concetta, Dante, Domenico, Ercole, Geno, Giuseppe, Italo, Luigi.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Naccarato has somewhat decreased between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name dropped from 17,639 to 18,961, indicating a 7.49% decrease in prevalence. In terms of actual count, there were 1,467 individuals with this surname in 2000 which slightly dipped to 1,439 by 2010, marking a 1.91% decrease. The proportion of people with the Naccarato surname per 100,000 population also decreased by 9.26%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,639	#18,961	-7.49%
Count	1,467	1,439	-1.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.54	0.49	-9.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Naccarato

Regarding the ethnic identity of individuals bearing the Naccarato surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority identify as White, accounting for 96.52% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 95.62% in 2010. The representation of Asian/Pacific Islanders grew modestly from 0.41% to 0.49%, while the Hispanic group saw a significant increase from 1.84% to 2.78%. However, the portion of people identifying with two or more races decreased by 22.41% over the decade. There was no representation from the Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native communities during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.52%	95.62%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.84%	2.78%	51.09%
Two or More Races	1.16%	0.9%	-22.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.49%	19.51%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%