Explore the Family Name Nardella

The meaning of Nardella

Italian: from Nardella, a pet form of Narda, feminine form of Nardo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Amato, Benedetto, Carlo, Cosmo, Gaetano, Giuseppe, Luigi, Matteo, Pasquale, Salvatore, Silvio.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Nardella experienced a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nardella ranked 25,695 in popularity with 901 individuals bearing that name. However, by 2010, the rank had slipped to 29,093 with a reduced count of 815. This indicated a decrease in popularity by 13.22 percent and a decline of 9.54 percent in the number of people with the surname. The proportion of people named Nardella per 100k also fell by 15.15 percent over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,695	#29,093	-13.22%
Count	901	815	-9.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.28	-15.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nardella

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Nardella identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage slightly increased from 96.89 in 2000 to 97.06 in 2010. The percentages of those identifying as Hispanic and those identifying as belonging to two or more races remained relatively constant at around 1.10 percent. There were no individuals with the Nardella surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either time period. Interestingly, the percentage of Black individuals with this surname dropped from 0.78 in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.89%	97.06%	0.18%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.1%	-0.9%
Hispanic	1.11%	1.1%	-0.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.78%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%