Explore the Family Name Notaro

The meaning of Notaro

Italian: occupational name from medieval Italian notaro ‘scribe, clerk, functionary’, from Latin notarius, an agent derivative of nota ‘mark, sign’. Notaro is widespread in southern Italy. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Carmelo, Carmine, Dante, Giacomo, Giovanni, Giuseppe, Mauro, Natale, Nicola.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Notaro saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 18,120th most common surname, but by 2010, it had fallen to the 18,366th spot, marking a change of -1.36%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased from 1,418 to 1,508, showing a 6.35% rise. The proportion of people named Notaro per 100,000 also decreased slightly from 0.53 to 0.51, reflecting a change of -3.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,120	#18,366	-1.36%
Count	1,418	1,508	6.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.51	-3.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Notaro

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most individuals with the surname Notaro identify as White, although the percentage has seen a slight drop from 97.04% in 2000 to 94.89% in 2010. There was no recorded change for Asian/Pacific Islander or Black identities. Those identifying as being of Two or more races saw a notable decrease, falling from 1.13% to 0.46%. However, those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, from 1.13% to 3.65%. Individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively stable, with a marginal decrease from 0.56% to 0.53%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.04%	94.89%	-2.22%
Hispanic	1.13%	3.65%	223.01%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.56%	0.53%	-5.36%
Two or More Races	1.13%	0.46%	-59.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%