Explore the Family Name Nasta

The meaning of Nasta

1. Italian (southern): from a shortened form of the personal name Anastasio or its Greek cognate Anastasios. 2. Indian: name found among people from Sindh, of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Angelo, Antonio, Cosmo, Massimo, Pasqualino. Indian Deep, Hansa, Mahesh, Manish, Naresh, Sucheta.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Nasta has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Nasta was ranked 40,139th in terms of popularity and by 2010, it had improved to 39,052nd. This represents a growth rate of approximately 2.71%. The number of people with this surname also increased from 514 in 2000 to 564 in 2010, indicating a rise of around 9.73%. However, when evaluated per 100k people, the proportion remained stagnant at 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,139	#39,052	2.71%
Count	514	564	9.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Nasta

Looking at the ethnic identity distribution of those with the surname Nasta, the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some interesting shifts over the ten-year period. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly from 88.13% in 2000 to 84.22% in 2010. At the same time, there was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, going from 5.45% to 6.03% and 5.06% to 7.45% respectively. Additionally, a new category emerged in 2010 with 1.24% identifying as belonging to two or more races. No change was observed for individuals who identify as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.13%	84.22%	-4.44%
Hispanic	5.06%	7.45%	47.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.45%	6.03%	10.64%
Two or More Races	0%	1.24%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%