Explore the Family Name Paletta

The meaning of Paletta

Italian: from a diminutive of Pala. This surname is also found in southern France. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Silvio, Adamo, Angelo, Domenic, Geno, Gino, Mario, Serafino. Spanish Angel, Juan, Luz. French Alain, Jean Marie.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Paletta experienced a slight decline from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 37,094 in popularity with a count of 566, equivalent to approximately 0.21 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 40,672 and the count reduced to 537 or roughly 0.18 per 100,000 individuals. This represents a change of -9.65 in ranking and -5.12 in count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,094	#40,672	-9.65%
Count	566	537	-5.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.18	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paletta

In terms of ethnicity, based on information from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of people with the surname Paletta identify as White, although there was a minor decrease observed from 2000 to 2010. The percentage decreased from 92.40% to 90.13%, indicating a change of -2.46%. During the same period, there's an increase in the percentage of people identifying as Hispanic, rising from 5.65% to 6.89%, which corresponds to a change of 21.95%. Furthermore, people identifying as two or more races also saw an increase from 1.06% to 1.30%, marking a change of 22.64%. No individuals with this surname reported their ethnicity as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.4%	90.13%	-2.46%
Hispanic	5.65%	6.89%	21.95%
Two or More Races	1.06%	1.3%	22.64%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%