Explore the Family Name Primavera

The meaning of Primavera

Italian: from the female personal name Primavera, meaning ‘Spring’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Amadeo, Antonio, Cosmo, Dante, Dino, Elvio, Emidio, Fiore, Giacinto, Luigi, Marco.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Primavera has seen a mild rise in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. From being ranked 22,521st most common surname in 2000, it climbed to 22,047th position by 2010, marking a change of 2.1 percent. In terms of count, there were 1,066 people with the last name Primavera in 2000, and this number grew to 1,176 by 2010, reflecting an increase of approximately 10.32 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,521	#22,047	2.1%
Count	1,066	1,176	10.32%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.4	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Primavera

Regarding the ethnic identity, the Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Primavera identified as White in both 2000 (94 percent) and 2010 (93.11 percent), although there was a slight decrease of 0.95 percent over the decade. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 1.41 percent in 2000 to 2.64 percent in 2010, marking an increment of 87.23 percent. Similarly, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic rose from 1.69 percent in 2000 to 2.89 percent in 2010, a jump of 71.01 percent. Meanwhile, the proportion of those identifying as two or more races decreased significantly from 2.06 percent to 0.68 percent, a drop of 66.99 percent. The categories of Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native recorded no changes.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94%	93.11%	-0.95%
Hispanic	1.69%	2.89%	71.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.41%	2.64%	87.23%
Two or More Races	2.06%	0.68%	-66.99%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%