Explore the Family Name Napoles

The meaning of Napoles

Spanish and Portuguese (Nápoles): habitational name from the Italian city of Naples (see Napoli), named Nápoles in Spanish and Portuguese. Compare Naples. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Jose, Francisco, Jesus, Pedro, Ernesto, Luis, Manuel, Ignacio, Miguel, Ramon, Rolando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Napoles has grown in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of the name improved from 13,931 in 2000 to 11,335 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 18.63%. The count, or number of people with this surname, also increased by 40.18% from 1,986 individuals in 2000 to 2,784 in 2010. This growth in popularity is further demonstrated by an increase in proportion per 100,000 people, which rose by 27.03% from 0.74 to 0.94.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,931	#11,335	18.63%
Count	1,986	2,784	40.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.74	0.94	27.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Napoles

The ethnicity associated with the surname Napoles, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, is predominantly Hispanic, with a small but significant shift from 86.81% in 2000 to 89.62% in 2010. This represents an increase of 3.24%. At the same time, the percentage of Napoles identifying as White decreased by 28.15% from 6.75% to 4.85%. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw a decrease from 5.14% to 4.67%, a drop of 9.14%. The proportions of those identifying with two or more races dropped by 28.57%, while the proportions of Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	86.81%	89.62%	3.24%
White	6.75%	4.85%	-28.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.14%	4.67%	-9.14%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0.5%	-28.57%
Black	0.35%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.25%	0%	0%