Explore the Family Name Panetta

The meaning of Panetta

Italian: 1. nickname from a diminutive of pane ‘bread’, perhaps for a baker. 2. habitational name from Panetta in Ciociaria or Panetta Inferiore, a ward of Villa Latina in Frosinone province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Angelo, Cosimo, Salvatore, Ettore, Luigi, Marco, Pasquale, Sal, Aldo, Amedeo, Antonio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Panetta experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,535 and by 2010, it had dropped to 17,311, marking a negative change of 4.69%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased by 2.19%, from 1,600 in 2000 to 1,635 in 2010. However, when considering the proportion per 100k, there was a decrease of 6.78%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,535	#17,311	-4.69%
Count	1,600	1,635	2.19%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.55	-6.78%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Panetta

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Panetta also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnic group remained those identifying as White, although there was a slight decrease from 95.81% in 2000 to 94.80% in 2010. The next highest percentage was those identifying as Hispanic, which saw a significant increase of 64.00%, going from 2.50% in 2000 to 4.10% in 2010. Those identifying as Two or More Races decreased by 29.20%, from 1.13% in 2000 to 0.80% in 2010. There were no individuals with the Panetta surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.81%	94.8%	-1.05%
Hispanic	2.5%	4.1%	64%
Two or More Races	1.13%	0.8%	-29.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%