Explore the Family Name Scialabba

The meaning of Scialabba

Italian (Sicily): from Sicilian dialect scialabba, a variant of sciarabba ‘wein’, from Arabic sharāb ‘potion’, ‘wine’, perhaps applied as a nickname for a heavy drinker. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore.

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

According to data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Scialabba has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 39,052 in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had moved up to 37,646, signifying a 3.6% rise. The count of people bearing this last name also increased by 11.3%, growing from 531 in 2000 to 591 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.2.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,052	#37,646	3.6%
Count	531	591	11.3%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.2	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scialabba

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Scialabba, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that the majority of those with this surname are of White ethnicity. This group saw a minor increase of 0.18% between 2000 and 2010, rising from 94.92% to 95.09%. Meanwhile, individuals identifying as having two or more races decreased by nearly half, going from 2.26% to 1.18%. The Hispanic representation within the Scialabba surname holders experienced a significant increase of 70.74%, albeit it still remains a small percentage, moving from 1.88% to 3.21%. No changes were observed for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.92%	95.09%	0.18%
Hispanic	1.88%	3.21%	70.74%
Two or More Races	2.26%	1.18%	-47.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%