Explore the Family Name Paparella

The meaning of Paparella

Italian: 1. nickname from paperella ‘little goose’, perhaps for someone who walked rather awkwardly. 2. in some cases possibly a habitational name from Paparella San Marco, the former name of Valderice in Trapani province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenica, Domenico, Giulio, Ignazio, Lucio, Luigi, Rosaria, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Paparella saw a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 37,429 but slipped to 38,948 in 2010, marking a 4.06% decrease. However, interestingly, the count of people with the surname increased marginally from 560 to 566 during this decade, indicating a growth rate of 1.07%. The proportion of the U.S. population with this surname per 100,000 individuals dropped by 9.52%, from 0.21 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#37,429	#38,948	-4.06%
Count	560	566	1.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paparella

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Paparella, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that it is predominantly linked to the White ethnicity with a slight increase observed from 95.54% in 2000 to 95.76% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname group also grew by 32.24%, albeit from a smaller base of 2.14% in 2000 to 2.83% in 2010. It's noteworthy that the percentage of those identifying as two or more races declined by 45.34%, from 1.61% to 0.88%. No significant changes were recorded for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.54%	95.76%	0.23%
Hispanic	2.14%	2.83%	32.24%
Two or More Races	1.61%	0.88%	-45.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%