Explore the Family Name Poletti

The meaning of Poletti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Poletto, a pet form of the personal name Polo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Mario, Alfredo, Adolfo, Aldo, Antonio, Elio, Gino, Giuseppe, Guido, Marcello, Olindo, Orlando, Silvio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Poletti has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 36,276th in popularity, but by 2010 it had risen to 33,810th place, marking a 6.8% increase. The number of individuals with this surname also increased over this period, growing from 583 to 673, an impressive rise of 15.44%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Poletti per 100k individuals saw a slight increase too, rising from 0.22 to 0.23, a change of 4.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,276	#33,810	6.8%
Count	583	673	15.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.23	4.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Poletti

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census show that there were changes in the ethnic identity associated with the Poletti surname from 2000 to 2010. While the percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 91.25% to 90.19%, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 5.66% to 7.43%. It's interesting to note that there was no reported association with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities for this surname in both years. However, the percentage of individuals identifying with two or more races reduced slightly from 1.89% to 1.34%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.25%	90.19%	-1.16%
Hispanic	5.66%	7.43%	31.27%
Two or More Races	1.89%	1.34%	-29.1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.86%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%