Explore the Family Name Scarlata

The meaning of Scarlata

Italian (mainly Sicily): 1. from the female personal name Scarlata, from the vocabulary word meaning ‘purple’. 2. feminine form of Scarlato. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Romeo, Salvatore, Angelo, Giuseppe, Luigi, Paolo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Scarlata has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Scarlata ranked 34,210 in popularity with a count of 627 individuals carrying this surname. This translated to a proportion of 0.23 per 100k. By 2010, the ranking dropped to 35,203 with an increased count of 640, yet a reduced proportion of 0.22 per 100k, marking a -2.9 change in ranking and a -4.35 change in proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,210	#35,203	-2.9%
Count	627	640	2.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scarlata

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Scarlata has shown some shifts over the decade as indicated by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of bearers of the name identified as White (94.42%), followed by Hispanic (3.99%), and Two or more races (0.80%). There were no reported individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. However, by 2010, while the majority still identified as White (91.72%), there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (6.09%), and the emergence of a small fraction identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander (0.78%). Notably, there was no longer any trace of individuals identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.42%	91.72%	-2.86%
Hispanic	3.99%	6.09%	52.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.78%	0%
Two or More Races	0.8%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%