Explore the Family Name Scarsella

The meaning of Scarsella

Italian: from scarsella ‘purse, pouch or satchel, typically one carried round the waist’, used to denote a messenger, mendicant friar, or pilgrim. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Dino, Luciano, Luigi, Marcello, Silvano, Ugo, Umberto, Vittorio.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Scarsella has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 45,149th in popularity and rose to 43,969th in 2010, marking a 2.61 percent change. The count, or the number of people with this surname, also increased by about 9.62 percent, going from 447 individuals in 2000 to 490 in 2010. However, when measured as a proportion per 100,000, there was no noticeable change in the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,149	#43,969	2.61%
Count	447	490	9.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scarsella

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the Scarsella surname, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. White Scarsellas decreased slightly from making up 94.41 percent in 2000 to 92.04 percent in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 28.95 percent, moving from 3.80 percent to 4.90 percent over the decade. Individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity emerged in the 2010 data, accounting for 1.22 percent. Those who identified with two or more ethnicities also increased slightly, from 1.34 percent in 2000 to 1.43 percent in 2010. There were no changes in the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.41%	92.04%	-2.51%
Hispanic	3.8%	4.9%	28.95%
Two or More Races	1.34%	1.43%	6.72%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.22%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%