Explore the Family Name Raffaele

The meaning of Raffaele

Italian: from the personal name Raffaele, an equivalent of Raphael. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Bartolo, Carmelo, Sal, Amedeo, Antonio, Armando, Carmine, Caterina, Francisco, Gino, Gustavo, Ippolito, Orlando.

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

The surname Raffaele has seen a slight decrease in popularity based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 24,598 but dropped to 25,314 in 2010, a decline of 2.91%. However, interestingly, the count of individuals with this surname actually increased from 952 in 2000 to 978 in 2010, which is an increase of 2.73%. Despite this, the proportion per 100,000 decreased by 5.71%, coming down from 0.35 in 2000 to 0.33 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,598	#25,314	-2.91%
Count	952	978	2.73%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.33	-5.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Raffaele

On the other hand, the ethnic identity associated with the surname Raffaele has seen some significant changes over the decade as well, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There's been a notable increase in Raffaeles identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those claiming two or more races, with increases of 126.98% and 78.83% respectively. The majority of Raffaeles continue to identify as White, although that percentage has slightly decreased from 91.70% in 2000 to 89.26% in 2010. The number of Raffaeles identifying as Hispanic also experienced a modest increase, up by 11.02% from 2000 to 2010. There were no Raffaeles who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.7%	89.26%	-2.66%
Hispanic	5.99%	6.65%	11.02%
Two or More Races	1.37%	2.45%	78.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.63%	1.43%	126.98%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%