Explore the Family Name Paratore

The meaning of Paratore

Italian (mainly Sicily): occupational name for a fuller of cloth, from Late Latin parator (genitive paratoris) or Sicilian dialect paraturi. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Paco, Vito, Alfredo, Bernardo, Carmelo, Dalia, Filippo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Paratore has seen a slight increase in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname moved from 36,045 to 35,016 over this decade, marking a change of approximately 2.85%. In terms of count, the number of people with the surname Paratore increased by 9.52%, going from 588 to 644 individuals during this period. Interestingly, the proportion per 100,000 did not experience any change, remaining steady at 0.22.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#35,016	2.85%
Count	588	644	9.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.22	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paratore

In terms of ethnic identity, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the surname Paratore identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, despite there being a slight decrease from 95.92% to 93.94% over these years. There was an increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, with the number increasing from 2.38% to 3.42%, representing a 43.7% change. The census also showed a new representation of Black ethnicity appearing in 2010 that wasn't present in 2000. Meanwhile, there were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.92%	93.94%	-2.06%
Hispanic	2.38%	3.42%	43.7%
Black	0%	1.09%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%