Explore the Family Name Sardella

The meaning of Sardella

Italian: from sardella ‘sardine’, used as a metonymic occupational name for a fisher or seller of sardines or as a nickname for a skinny person (compare Sardina). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carmine, Angelo, Donato, Grazia, Levio, Luciano, Luigi, Mauro, Reno.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Sardella has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 33,142 but fell to 42,030 in 2010, indicating a decrease of 26.82%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also dropped from 651 to 517 within the same period, marking a fall of 20.58%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also reduced by 25%, moving from 0.24 in 2000 to 0.18 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,142	#42,030	-26.82%
Count	651	517	-20.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.18	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sardella

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnicity associated with the surname Sardella. There was no change in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Black categories, remaining at zero across both years. However, those identifying as White remained the majority, although there was a marginal decrease from 93.86% in 2000 to 93.04% in 2010. The number of individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased by 45.12%, while the Hispanic category saw an increase of 60%, rising from 2.3% in 2000 to 3.68% in 2010. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category experienced a significant increase of 125.97%, albeit from a smaller base percentage.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	93.04%	-0.87%
Hispanic	2.3%	3.68%	60%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.77%	1.74%	125.97%
Two or More Races	2.46%	1.35%	-45.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%