Explore the Family Name Napierala

The meaning of Napierala

Polish (Napierała): nickname for an insistent person, from a derivative of napierać ‘advance, press, urge’.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Napierala has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 40,761 and by 2010 it had improved its ranking to 40,432, showing a 0.81% change. The number of people with this surname also increased from 505 in 2000 to 541 in 2010, a rise of 7.13%. However, the proportion per 100k saw a slight decrease of 5.26% over the ten-year span, dropping from 0.19 to 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,761	#40,432	0.81%
Count	505	541	7.13%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.18	-5.26%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Napierala

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Napierala also evolved during the 2000-2010 period, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals identifying with this surname were White, representing 95.64% in 2000 and decreasing slightly to 93.72% in 2010. Interestingly, there was substantial growth in the Hispanic representation among those with the Napierala surname, increasing by 86.33%, although still constituting just 2.59% of the total in 2010. Additionally, the percentage of people of Asian/Pacific Islander descent decreased by 20.14%, while there was a 40.51% increase in individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races. The percentages for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained the same for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.64%	93.72%	-2.01%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.59%	86.33%
Two or More Races	1.58%	2.22%	40.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.39%	1.11%	-20.14%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%