Explore the Family Name Previte

The meaning of Previte

Italian (southern): from Old Italian or dialect previte, prevete ‘priest’ (see Prete). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Carmela, Domenic, Angelo, Giorgio, Pietro, Rocco, Salvatore.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Previte" has seen a slight decline in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 29,964th in the country, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 32,031st position. This represents a decrease of 6.9% over that decade. Similarly, the count of people with this surname fell from 739 in 2000 to 720 in 2010, marking a reduction of 2.57%. The proportion of individuals named Previte per 100,000 population also decreased by 11.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,964	#32,031	-6.9%
Count	739	720	-2.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Previte

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Previte has varied slightly over the years as per the records of the Decennial U.S. Census. In both 2000 and 2010, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a small increase from 98.11% to 98.61% over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic was reported to be 0.69% in 2010, whereas there were no records of these ethnicities for this surname in 2000. The proportion of the Previte population who identified as belonging to two or more races dropped from 0.81% in 2000 to none in 2010. There were no recorded changes in the percentages of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.11%	98.61%	0.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.69%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.69%	0%
Two or More Races	0.81%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%