Explore the Family Name Pesola

The meaning of Pesola

1. Italian: nickname from pesolo ‘light, suspended, hanging, soft’. This surname is found mainly in Apulia, where many surnames have the ending -ola. 2. Finnish: habitational name from farms so named, from the root of the surname Pesonen (from the personal name Peso, a Karelian vernacular form of Russian Pyotr; see Peter) + the locative suffix -la. Established as an inherited surname since the 19th century in Ostrobothnia. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco. Finnish Jarmo, Oiva, Taisto, Waino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Pesola has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 41995 to 44957, showing a decline of 7.05%. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also reduced from 487 to 477, marking a 2.05% decrease. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw an 11.11% drop, going from 0.18 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,995	#44,957	-7.05%
Count	487	477	-2.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pesola

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that most people with the Pesola surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a slight increase from 95.07% to 96.02%. The number of those identifying as Hispanic slightly decreased by 6.10%, down to 2.31% in 2010. Additionally, in 2000, 1.85% identified as belonging to two or more races, however, this figure was not present in 2010. No individuals with the Pesola surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.07%	96.02%	1%
Hispanic	2.46%	2.31%	-6.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.85%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%