Explore the Family Name Perella

The meaning of Perella

1. Italian: from a female derivative of the personal name Pero. 2. Catalan: habitational name from any of various places called Perella, in the Vallespir, Solsonè, and Ripollès areas (northern Catalonia) and also in Minorca. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Enrico, Gino, Italo, Marco, Mauro, Nicola, Remo, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Perella has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it held a rank of 33,653 but by 2010, it had slipped to 36,736, reflecting a change of -9.16%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 639 in 2000 to 608 in 2010, a change of -4.85%. Consequently, the proportion of Perella per 100k people also decreased from 0.24 to 0.21 during this period, which indicates a drop of -12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,653	#36,736	-9.16%
Count	639	608	-4.85%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.21	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Perella

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Perella is predominantly White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a significant 96.56% identified as White, increasing slightly to 97.53% in 2010. However, there was a noticeable increase of 44.80% in those identifying as Hispanic between these years, although this group still makes up a relatively small proportion at 1.81% in 2010. There were no people with the surname Perella identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. The percentage of people identifying with two or more races fell to zero in 2010 after standing at 2.03% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.56%	97.53%	1%
Hispanic	1.25%	1.81%	44.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.03%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%